Jacalitos Creek

Jacalitos Creek (Arroyo de Jacelitos)
stream
Name origin: Spanish
Country	United States
State	California
Region	Fresno County
Source	source
- location	0.6 miles north of Andrews Peak, in the Diablo Range., Fresno County
- coordinates	36°02′52″N 120°32′58″W / 36.04778°N 120.54944°W [1]
Mouth	mouth
- location	flows east-northeast to Los Gatos Creek, 2.6 miles south of Coalinga Nose., Fresno County
- elevation	548 ft (167 m) [1]
- coordinates	36°08′51″N 120°15′50″W / 36.14750°N 120.26389°WCoordinates: 36°08′51″N 120°15′50″W / 36.14750°N 120.26389°W [1]

Jacalitos Creek formerly known as Arroyo de Jacelitos (Creek of Little Huts), is a creek in Fresno County, California.^[2]

Its source is 0.96 km (0.6 mi) north of Andrews Peak, in the Diablo Range. From there it runs east then northeast between the Jacalitos Hills and the Kreyenhagen Hills, then passes across Pleasant Valley to its confluence with Los Gatos Creek 4.2 km (2.6 mi) south of Coalinga Nose.^[1]

History

Jacalitos Creek, originally known as El Arroyo de Jacelitos, it was the location of watering places on El Camino Viejo, between Los Gatos Creek to the north and Zapato Chino Creek to the south.^[2] Jacalitos is derived from a Spanish word meaning "little wigwams".^[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacalitos Creek
2. William N. Abeloe, Mildred Brooke Hoover, H. E. Rensch, E. G. Rensch, Historic spots in California, 3rd Edition, Stanford University Press, Stanford, 1966, p. 89
3. Schrader, Frank Charles (1909). Mineral Deposits of the Cerbat Range, Black Mountains, and Grand Wash Cliffs, Mohave County, Arizona. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 22.