Pico Blanco

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Pico Blanco, Spanish for "White Peak," is perhaps the most distinctive and immediately recognizable peak in central California's Big Sur region. It is located at the far northwestern end of Los Padres National Forest, a few miles south of Monterey, and splits the north and south forks of the Little Sur River. The peak is the prominent white limestone/marble cone seen from the Ventana Trail leading to Ventana Double Cone, as well as nearby Post Summit. (In fact, it is reportedly the largest limestone deposit in the state)...

www.summitpost.org/pico-blanco/154509

peakvisor.com/peak/pico-blanco.html

www.wilderlist.app/mountain/5f04d20d676f544db0f0c801
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Coordinates:   36°19'7"N   121°48'42"W
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