Moro Rock (Giant Forest)
(36°32′39″N 118°45′54″W[2])
Description:
“Many have thought that the monolith’s name was given by early Spanish explorers. The resemblance to Morro Castle (Havana) and Morro Rock on the California coast lends color to this supposition; but the name apparently comes but indirectly from Castilian days. Mr. Swanson of Three Rivers in the sixties of the last century had a blue roan mustang—the color that the Mexicans call moro. This name was probably given because the Spaniards got these colored horses one time from the Moors or Moros. This moro pony of Swanson’s often ranged up under the rock and they called it ‘Moro’s Rock.’ The Spaniards called the Mohammedan Malays of the Philippines Moros. The word is probably a derivative of moreno, meaning brown, and was applied to the Moors and Malays because of their darkly pigmented skins.” (Letter from Colonel John R. White, Superintendent of Sequoia National Park, 1923.)
From PlaceNames of the High Sierra (1926) by Francis P. Farquhar
Trips:
- October 25, 2017 - Hiking Soldier's trail and Moro Rock with Betty, Jeff and Rose..
- May 30, 2018 - Meetup group traveling along the General's Highway, looking for adventure, a regular smorgasbord of trips.
References:
- Wikipedia
- NPS-Moro Rock and Crescent Meadows site
- Tulare County Treasures-includes history and nature
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