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NO. 498 McKITTRICK BREA PIT - Located one-eighth mile west of here is an ancient asphaltum seepage in which hundreds of Pleistocene Age (15,000-50,000 years ago) birds and animals were trapped. The site was first explored in 1928 by the University of California - excavation was completed in 1949 by the Los Angeles and Kern County museums.
Location
SW corner of intersection of State Hwy 33 (P.M. 33. 5) and State Hwy 58 (P.M. 15.4), 0.5 mi S of McKittrick
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NO. 498 McKITTRICK BREA PIT - Street Sign
NO. 498 McKITTRICK BREA PIT - Street Sign
NO. 498 McKITTRICK BREA PIT - Marker
NO. 498 McKITTRICK BREA PIT - Private Plaque