Box Springs Mountain

Box Springs Mountain with Riverside in the foreground

The Box Springs Mountain is a 939 m high mountain in Riverside County, California, United States and the highest peak of the Box Springs Mountains. The majority of the mountain is protected as part of the Box Springs Mountain Reserves, a 4.67 km ² large park. On the top there are still some radio towers.

Geography

The Box Springs Mountain is located in Riverside County, California, United States, east of Riverside and north-west of Moreno Valley. It forms part of the common boundary of the two cities. The Box Springs Mountain is 939 m high.

For many animals, the mountain part of their habitat is, including snakes, lizards, coyotes, bobcats, cougars, bears, deer and donkeys. The latter venture partly also in the proximity of humans. In addition, some grow eucalyptus trees that were planted to mark water resources.

The mountain is prone to forest fires. This carbonize the slopes and are a danger to the residents at the foot of the mountain.

History

Supposedly the Box Springs Mountain came during the 1880s to its name, as carters to a source (English: spring ) stopped to water their horses. One of them went with a box to the source and collected in water.

On the Riverside -facing side of the mountain is a big " C". It was largely built by students at the University of California, Riverside in 1957. EL Yeager donated the materials for the C. The letter is now about 450 m above the campus and was with dimensions of 40 x 21 m was once the world's largest cast letter from a concrete block. The C is often covered with graffiti.

Since 1966 is located on Moreno Valley side of the letter " M". Between the 2nd and 6th December 2009, the letter was enlightened, so as to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Moreno Valley.