Carl's Point on South Table Mountain is named for Carl Eiberger, an attorney who donated free legal service for decades in an effort to save the mountain from becoming a rock quarry.

Table Mountain’s origins trace back to over 260 million years ago, making it one of the oldest mountains on Earth. For perspective, it’s older than major mountain ranges like the Andes, the ...

Wildflowers at the North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve in Oroville on Thursday, March 21, 2019. (Matt Bates — Enterprise-Record) By Chico Enterprise-Record UPDATED: April 10, 2020 at 1:18 PM PDT ...

The geology of South Table and North Table is fascinating. The rocky top of both mesas was deposited by a volcano that erupted near the current site of Ralston Reservoir 64 million years ago.