Place	Population	Distance
Coto De Caza	14,866 (2011)	13.0km
Las Flores	5,971 (2011)	15.1km
Ladera Ranch	22,980 (2011)	15.1km
San Clemente	65,526 (2017)	16.4km
San Juan Capistrano	36,454 (2017)	17.0km

Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities

Club	Location	Distance
South Orange County Gem & Mineral Society	San Clemente, California	16km
Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society, Inc.	Fallbrook, California	27km
Vista Gem & Mineral Society	Vista, California	43km
Santa Ana Rock & Mineral Club, Inc.	Santa Ana, California	43km
West End Prospectors Corporation	Norco, California	45km

Mindat Locality ID:

295385

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:295385:7

GUID (UUID V4):

An area in the northern Santa Margarita Mountains. A potrero is a long mesa that at one end slopes upward to higher terrain.

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California
- Riverside County
  - Belardes Potrero

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North America Plate

Franciscan DomainDomain
Los Angeles basinBasin
Peninsular Ranges BatholithVolcanic Arc
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Pacific PlateTectonic Plate

USA

California
- Santa Margarita MountainsMountain Range

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