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Hilltop Quarry

Los Angeles County, California
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Next site in CaliforniaCIT Loc. 264 · 2 mi

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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 9, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.

Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Hilltop Quarry

Hilltop Quarry is a fossil collection site in Los Angeles, California, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the San Pedro Formation, dated to the Rancholabrean (0.21–0.014 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Cetacea, Phocidae.

Geologic setting

Formation
San Pedro
Geologic interval
Rancholabrean
Age
0.21–0.014 Ma
Depositional environment
marine indet.
Recorded occurrences
2
Locality notes

Cabrillo and Gatun Streets, San Pedro

Fossils found here

Cetacea
Mammalia
Phocidae
Mammalia · Phocidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 55763 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Hilltop Quarry?

It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.

What minerals are found at Hilltop Quarry?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.