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Cerro San Luis Obispo, Islay Hills volcanic complex

Detailed Description

Islay Hills is a chain of peaks also known as the Nine Sisters (or “Morros”). Known as the Morro Rock-lslay Hill complex, this 25- km-long chain of dacite, trachyte, and rhyolite volcanic necks, plugs, lava domes, and dikes extends southeast from Morro Bay  Here, Cerro San Luis Obispo is shown behind the roof line of the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo, CA. USGS photo by Jeff Peters.

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