Pecho Creek

Pecho Creek originally known as Arroyo Del Pecho or Cañada del Pecho is a stream in San Luis Obispo County, California. Pecho in Spanish means breast, and refers to a rock off the coast to the west of the mouth of Pecho Creek that is breast shaped and is named Pecho Rock.

Pecho Creek has its source is in the Irish Hills , at

35°13′16″N 120°46′19″W / 35.22111°N 120.77194°W / 35.22111; -120.77194, 1.2 miles, (1.9 km) east-southeast of Saddle Peak, at an elevation of 1360 feet / 449 meters. The stream flows south-southwest to its mouth at the Pacific Ocean, 1.7 miles (2.7 km) west-northwest of San Luis Hill. Its mouth is at sea level in the Pacific Ocean.^[1]

History[]

Pecho Creek was part of the eastern boundary of the Rancho Pecho y Islay, and of subsequent Rancho Cañada de los Osos y Pecho y Islay when it was consolidated with the Rancho Cañada de los Osos in 1845. It was part of the western border of the Rancho San Miguelito.

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Coordinates: 35°10′43″N 120°47′35″W / 35.17861°N 120.79306°W / 35.17861; -120.79306