Elephants Playground
The Elephants Playground is a rock formation located in Genesee, Plumas County, California.[1] The area burned in the 2019 Walker Fire.
Description[]
Elephant's Playground was named by early Anglo-American settlers because the boulders can resemble a herd of elephant torsos. The boulder rock formations are huge, round, somewhat smooth and tightly packed.[2]
Elephants Playground has been noted for its unusual place name.[3]
See also[]
- Indian Creek
References[]
- ^ California Places, Elephants Playground in Plumas County
- ^ Elephant's_Playground
- ^ Vedral, Joyce L. (15 October 1990). Uncle John's Third Bathroom Reader. St. Martin's Press. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-312-04586-9.
External links[]
- Elephants Playground (area)
- Elephants Playground, Plumas County, California, USA - Maps, Photos, Weather, Local Links
Coordinates: 40°04′00″N 120°37′00″W / 40.0667°N 120.6167°W
Categories:
- Landforms of Plumas County, California
- Rock formations of California
- Plumas County, California geography stubs