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Fremont Peak is a summit in the Gabilan Range, one of the mountain ranges paralleling California's central coast. The peak affords clear views of the Salinas Valley, Monterey Bay, the southern part of the Santa Clara Valley, and surrounding mountain ranges.〔http://geologycafe.com/3Dbayarea/html/FremontPeak.htm〕 It is located on Rocky Ridge, northeast of Salinas, California.〔 〕 The peak is the site of Fremont Peak State Park which was established with in 1936.〔 Today the park has camping and picnic facilities,〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 Fremont Peak SP )〕 and is favored by astronomers for its clear views unsullied by artificial light. The Fremont Peak Observatory Association maintains a diameter f/4.8 Newtonian "Challenger" telescope which was built by telescope maker Kevin Medlock in the early 1980s.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 About FPOA )〕 The peak is also the site of the transmitters for television stations such as KSBW〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 KSBW TV Antenna Structure Registration )〕 and KCBA〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 KCBA TV Antenna Structure Registration )〕 and for radio stations such as KDON-FM.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 KCBA Antenna Structure Registration )〕 ==History== Previously called Gavilan Peak, it is now named for John C. Frémont, an American explorer and a Captain in the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers at the time. In 1846, he and a crew of 60 armed surveyors mounted the peak to assess its military value. The peak commands the inland approach from Monterey. As a response to the threat, local Mexican authority General José Castro ordered Frémont and his men to leave California. In defiance, Frémont built a crude stockade and raised a modified American flag above the peak (or, according to some sources, on a lower peak nearby).〔(【引用サイトリンク】 The Hawk's Peak Affair )〕 The U.S. Consul in Monterey, Thomas O. Larkin supported Castro's decision to evict Frémont, and his men were duly ordered out of the area. Frémont took providence from a windy night which blew down the makeshift flagpole to hasten himself and his men from the peak. The peak is now registered as California Historical Landmark #181. Following a ride to the summit on March 4, 1906, Frémont Peak Day was inaugurated by local residents. Nineteen years later, the Native Sons of the Golden West installed a commemorative plaque on the summit.〔 〕〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 Fremont Plaque 1925 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fremont Peak (California)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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