Figueroa Mountain
Figueroa Mountain is a summit in Santa Barbara County in the U.S. state of California. It is in the San Rafael Mountains, part of the Transverse Ranges group of ranges. The mountain is located in Los Padres National Forest.
Figueroa Mountain was named for a member of the well-known southern California family, the most eminent of whom was José Figueroa, governor of Alta California in 1833–35.
The Figueroa Mountain Recreation Area has excellent spring wildflower displays after wet winters. Late March brings out the early blooming specimens such as purple shooting stars. Later arrivals on the mountain include chocolate lilies, and the scarlet Indian paintbrush. The open grassland areas support a profusion of annual species including goldfields, sky lupine, and California poppy. Other favorites include hummingbird sage and blue dicks. The plant community here is an inland central oak woodland dominated by valley oak, blue oak, interior live oak, and gray pine. The companion shrub species are manzanita, coffeeberry and redberry and gooseberry and currants.
