Table Mountain (Butte County, California)

[4] South Table Mountain, at 39°33′23″N 121°33′00″W / 39.55639°N 121.55000°W / 39.55639; -121.55000, is mostly privately owned, and contains the "O", which is a big "O" on the side of the plateau, that stands for "Oroville", the city that it towers over.

It was intended to last through the generations and convey a spirit of good sportsmanship in local high school athletic events.

It was to have another meaning, too, Steadman wrote in the '29 OHS Yearbook the Alpha, saying he hoped the "O" would remind students of "cooperation and teamwork, both on the athletic fields and in our school activities".

Everything east of Cherokee Road in Morris Ravine is on private property and is off limits to visitors unless given specific permission.

In addition to dozens of seasonal waterfalls, there are also several shallow caves scattered throughout the basalt canyons.

The caves are made of a mixture of basalt and clay, and were created over thousands of years as the waterfalls eroded away at the rock.

There is also a small area known as Sugarloaf Mountain, where several animals are said to live, including peacocks, foxes, and wild turkey.

The climate is wet and rainy from late autumn to early spring, and hot and dry in the summer.

Hydraulic mining near Cherokee produced a large amount of gold before environmental concerns forced an end to it in the late 1800s.

Table Mountain was also used in Terrence Young's movie (which starred O. J. Simpson) The Klansman.

Volunteers from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife have now started giving free tours on North Table Mountain.

[5][6] Table Mountain is most famous for its vast array of wildflowers, which bloom during spring time.