Anza-Borrego North: Borrego Sink

Borrego Sink

At a time when Coyote Creek flowed to the Borrego Sink, a large forest of Honey Mesquite flourished there. Borrego Spring (an actual spring, not today's town) stood nearby. Indians came to Borrego Sink to harvest the mesquite beans. Evidence of harvesting has been found on Metate Hill which overlooks the sink.

Today the Honey Mesquite stands in ruins. Among the remaining plants are Bush Seepweed (Suaeda nigra) and Iodine Bush (Allenrolfia occidentalis). On a ridge south of Borrego Sink, an historical monument records the fact that the Anza expeditions came this way in the 1770s.

Metate Hill

Honey Mesquite Trees

Iodine Bush, Allenrolfia occidentalis
Amaranthaceae

Bush Seepweed, Suaeda nigra
Amaranthaceae

San Gregorio Monument Overlooking Borrego Sink