Very pure and dense stand of mixed Quercus chrysolepis and Q. wislizenii. West face of Cuyamaca Peak, just below Lookout. ( same as No. 256938.), Elevation 5900 Quad name: Cuyamaca. Quad number: 191. Reference to map: 4.
"A monster Quercus chrysolepis, canyon live oak, in upper Boquet Canyon. Diameter at the base taken with a Forest Service diameter tape is 6' 11"". A picture of the largest oak in Southern California measuring 10'11"" was a failure. A sweater gives the comparative size. Quad name: Elizabeth Lake. Quad number: 153. Reference to map: 17."
Quercus chrysolepis. This is about the size it reaches at the higher elevations in the timber belt and is representative of its size in the woodlands on the north side of the divide between San Gabriel Valley and the desert. On the desert side of the San Gabriel Mts. it is more or less stunted except in canyon bottoms and favorable sites. Quad name: Rock Creek. Quad number: 163B.
Panorama of north slope of Cottonwood Creek. Chaparral of Quercus garryana var. semota. Dense woodland of Quercus chrysolepis. Note strip of valley oak open woodland along ridge. Panochromatic film used. Quad name: Tejon. Quad number: 154. Reference to map: 21.