Sights in Anza Borrego Desert

1. Font's Point

   • Anza Borrego Desert, USA
   • Sights › Outdoors

   Font's Point offers a spectacular panorama over the Borrego Valley to the west and the Borrego Badlands to the south. Walking the 4 miles to the point is a good way to really be amazed when the desert seemingly drops from beneath your feet.

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2. Ranger Station

   • Anza Borrego Desert, USA
   • Sights › Desert

   There's a ranger station south of Hwy 78 in Ocotillo Wells. From here, paved Split Mountain Rd takes you past the Elephant Trees Discovery Trail, one of the few places to see a 'herd' of the unusual elephant, trees named for their resemblance to an elephant's leg. Related to myrrh, they have a fragrance not unlike department stores around the holidays. The trees were thought not to exist in the Colorado Desert until a full-fledged hunt was launched in 1937.

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   Peg Leg Smith Monument

   • Anza Borrego Desert, USA
   • Sights › Monument

   The Peg Leg Smith Monument This a monument to Thomas Long 'Peg Leg' Smith: mountain man, fur trapper, horse thief and liar. Around 1829, Peg Leg passed through on his way to LA and supposedly picked up some rocks that were later found to be pure gold. Strangely, he didn't return to the area until the 1850s, when he was unable to find the lode. Nevertheless, he told lots of people about it, and many came to search for the gold and add to the myths.

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4. Blair Valley

   • Anza Borrego Desert, USA
   • Sights › Outdoors

   Around 5 miles southeast of Scissors Crossing (where S2 crosses Hwy 78) is Blair Valley, known for its Native American pictographs and morteros (hollows in rocks used for grinding seeds). The area also offers nice campgrounds and hiking trails.

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5. Julian

   • Anza Borrego Desert, USA
   • Sights › Other

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