Mount Rubidoux
| Mount Rubidoux | ||
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 Mount Rubidoux |
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| height | 405 m | |
| location | Riverside , California , USA | |
| Mountains | San Bernardino Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 33 ° 59 '2 " N , 117 ° 23' 35" W | |
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The Mount Rubidoux is a mountain within the city limits of the Californian city of Riverside in the United States . It is a Riverside landmark and used to be a popular tourist destination. Today Mount Rubidoux is used as a city park. He is best known for the Easter Sunrise Service, the oldest outdoor Easter morning service in the United States. Many monuments and memorial markings have been erected on the mountain, including the famous cross on the summit dedicated to Junípero Serra .
geography
Mount Rubidoux is part of the urban area of Riverside . The Santa Ana River , which separates the riverside from the Jurupa Valley , flows at its foot . The mountain is part of the San Bernardino Mountains and has a height of 405 m.
history
Many historians from Riverside agree that the original name of Mount Rubidoux was Pachappa. Perhaps one of the first owners of the Rancho Jurupa transferred the name to another, smaller elevation in order to enlarge the area of the Rancho. If this assumption is correct, the area of the Rancho Jurupa would have increased significantly as a result of this measure and covered the entire area of today's downtown Riverside. Another possibility is that the US government renamed the two surveys in order to restore old land grants.
Mount Rubidoux owes its current name to the European settler Louis Rubidoux, who bought Benjamin Davis Wilson , the second elected mayor of Los Angeles , part of Rancho Jurupa and named it Rancho Rubidoux .
In 1906 businessmen Frank Augustus Miller, owners of the Mission Inn , Henry E. Huntington and Charles M. Loring jointly formed the Huntington Park Association and bought the land with the intention of building a road to the top and turning the mountain into a park, which should benefit riverside. the resulting Huntington Park was later renamed Frank A. Miller Mount Rubidoux Memorial Park after his heirs to the city in 1955 made the area available. On December 13, 1925, the Peace Memorial Testimonial Peace Tower on Mount Frank Augustus Miller was dedicated. The bridge next to it is modeled on the Alcántara Bridge in Spain .
Numerous improvements, including the new road, were completed in February 1907. The first memorial on Mount Rubidoux was a cross erected on April 26, 1907 in memory of the Franciscan and founder of San Francisco , Junípero Serra , in memory of his travels in the valley and stays at Rancho Jurupa.
Mount Rubidoux is listed as a Riverside City Landmark No. 26 with the city.
Easter Sunrise Service
In April 1909, Jacob Riis , a friend of US President Theodore Roosevelt in Riverside to visit and suggested to celebrate a Mass on Easter morning at the summit of Mount Rubidoux. As a result, the first open-air ecumenical service in the United States was held here on Easter morning .
In 1912 there were already around 3,000 people present when Henry van Dyke recited his poem God of the Open Air in the service, and in the following years more and more people attended the service. In 1918, the construction of an amphitheater with 10,000 seats was considered, but these plans never came to fruition.
The event also achieved national and international fame through the participation of numerous celebrities such as the soprano Marcella Craft . In 1915 the Southern Pacific Railroad offered a special connection from Los Angeles to Riverside for the Easter Sunrise Service ; trams were also used to transport visitors from Los Angeles, Corona , Redlands, and San Bernardino . With more than 30,000 participants in the service, the highest attendance was recorded in the 1920s.
The hundredth Easter Sunrise Service took place on April 12, 2009. The Easter Sunrise Service at Mount Rubidoux became the model for many other church services across the country, including an annual at the Hollywood Bowl .
Mount Rubidoux today
Mount Rubidoux is still Riverside's landmark and an important place for the population. On Independence Day , July 4th, the city traditionally organizes fireworks on Mount Rubidoux.
Mount Rubidoux Park is open from dawn to dusk, covers an area of 0.65 km² and offers 5.6 km of paved roads and several hiking trails. The park is closed to traffic; However, improvements in 2009 resulted in significantly more hikers, joggers and cyclists coming. In addition, Mount Rubidoux is a popular place for bouldering , especially for beginners. The streets and paths on the mountain are maintained by both the city and the non-profit organization Friends of Mount Rubidoux .
On March 25, 2013, rescue workers recovered a man who had been trapped under a stone on the mountain for several days.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Friends of Mount Rubidoux (English)