San Emigdio Mountains
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The San Emigdio Mountains are a part of the Transverse Ranges
in Southern California
, extending from Interstate 5
at Lebec
and Gorman
on the east to Highway 33–166 on the west. They link the Tehachapis
and Temblor Range
and form the southern wall of the San Joaquin Valley
.
The range is within Los Angeles
, Ventura
, and Kern
Counties. The highest point is San Emigdio Mountain
at 7492 feet (2,283.6 m). The mountains generally lie in an east-west direction.
Towns or settlements near the San Emigdio Mountains include Frazier Park
, Lake of the Woods
, and Pine Mountain Club
.
Transverse Ranges
The Transverse Ranges are a group of mountain ranges of southern California, in the Pacific Coast Ranges physiographic region that runs along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Mexico in North America. The Transverse Ranges begin at the southern end of the California Coast Ranges and lie between...
in Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
, extending from Interstate 5
Interstate 5
Interstate 5 is the main Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States, running largely parallel to the Pacific Ocean coastline from Canada to Mexico . It serves some of the largest cities on the U.S...
at Lebec
Lebec, California
Lebec is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Kern County, California. It is one of the Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass, and the home of the Tejon Ranch Company. Lebec is south of Bakersfield. The population was 1,468 in the 2010 census, up from 1,224 in...
and Gorman
Gorman, California
Gorman, California, is an unincorporated community in northwestern Los Angeles County. As of 2005 it had just 15 homes and a few registered voters, but tens of thousands of motorists traveled through it daily on the Interstate 5 freeway....
on the east to Highway 33–166 on the west. They link the Tehachapis
Tehachapi Mountains
The Tehachapi Mountains , regionally also called The Tehachapis, are a mountain range in the Transverse Ranges system of California in the Western United States...
and Temblor Range
Temblor Range
The Temblor Range is a mountain range within the California Coast Ranges, at the southwestern extremity of the San Joaquin Valley in California in the United States. It runs in a northwest-southeasterly direction along the borders of Kern County and San Luis Obispo County. The name of the range is...
and form the southern wall of the San Joaquin Valley
San Joaquin Valley
The San Joaquin Valley is the area of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta in Stockton...
.
The range is within Los Angeles
Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual U.S. states...
, Ventura
Ventura County, California
Ventura County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of California. It is located on California's Pacific coast. It is often referred to as the Gold Coast, and has a reputation of being one of the safest populated places and one of the most affluent places in the country...
, and Kern
Kern County, California
Spreading across the southern end of the California Central Valley, Kern County is the fifth-largest county by population in California. Its economy is heavily linked to agriculture and to petroleum extraction, and there is a strong aviation and space presence. Politically, it has generally...
Counties. The highest point is San Emigdio Mountain
San Emigdio Mountain
San Emigdio Mountain is in the San Emigdio Mountains, located in Kern County, a few miles north of the Ventura County border in Southern California.San Emigdio Mountain is part of the southern wall of the San Joaquin Valley, in the Los Padres National Forest...
at 7492 feet (2,283.6 m). The mountains generally lie in an east-west direction.
Towns or settlements near the San Emigdio Mountains include Frazier Park
Frazier Park, California
Frazier Park is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kern County, California. Frazier Park is west of Lebec, at an elevation of 4,639 feet . It is one of the Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass...
, Lake of the Woods
Lake of the Woods, California
Lake of the Woods is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Kern County, California. The population was 917 at the 2010 census, up from 833 at the 2000 census. The community is contained in Cuddy Canyon along the Ventura and Kern County line inside the Los Padres National Forest. It...
, and Pine Mountain Club
Pine Mountain Club, California
Pine Mountain Club is an unincorporated private community and census-designated place in Kern County, California, northwest of the San Fernando Valley and west of Gorman. It is one of the mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass, and sits in a deep valley on the San Andreas fault, in the same area...
.
Highest peaks
- Frazier MountainFrazier MountainFrazier Mountain is a broad, pine-forested peak in the Transverse Ranges within the Los Padres National Forest, in Ventura County, California. At , Frazier is the fifth-highest mountain in the Transverse Ranges of Southern California....
8,017 ft - San Emigdio MountainSan Emigdio MountainSan Emigdio Mountain is in the San Emigdio Mountains, located in Kern County, a few miles north of the Ventura County border in Southern California.San Emigdio Mountain is part of the southern wall of the San Joaquin Valley, in the Los Padres National Forest...
7,492 ft (2,284 m) - Tecuya MountainTecuya MountainTecuya Mountain in southern Kern County, California, more than high, is the highest point on the Tecuya Ridge of the San Emigdio Mountains in the Transverse Ranges....
7,160+ ft (2,182+ m) - Escapula Peak 7,080+ ft (2,158+ m)
- Brush MountainBrush Mountain (Kern County, California)Brush Mountain is located in Southern California's Kern County, a little north of Ventura County. It's located a few miles west northwest of San Emigdio Mountain. The mountain is in the Los Padres National Forest....
7,048 ft (2,148 m) - Antimony PeakAntimony PeakAntimony Peak is a steep peak located in southern Kern County, in the San Emigdio Mountains of the Transverse Ranges, California.The land is administered by the Los Padres National Forest. It was named by W. P. Blake, a Pacific Railroad surveyor in 1854 after he identified a suspected vein of...
6,848 ft (2,087 m) - Eagle Rest PeakEagle Rest PeakEagle Rest Peak is a remote peak in the San Emigdio Mountains, located in southern Kern County, California, west of the settlement of Grapevine and Interstate 5.-Wind Wolves Preserve:The mountain is in the , owned by The Wildlands Conservancy....
6,005 ft (1,830 m)
See also
- Mountain Communities of the Tejon PassMountain Communities of the Tejon PassThe Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass, or the Frazier Mountain Communities, in the San Emigdio Mountains is a region of California that includes Lebec, Frazier Park, Lake of the Woods, Lockwood Valley, Pinon Pines, and Pine Mountain Club, in Kern County, California, and Gorman in Los Angeles...
- Santa Ynez MountainsSanta Ynez MountainsThe Santa Ynez Mountains are a portion of the Transverse Ranges, part of the Pacific Coast Ranges of the west coast of North America, and are one of the northernmost mountain ranges in Southern California.-Geography:...
- San Rafael MountainsSan Rafael MountainsThe San Rafael Mountains are a mountain range in central Santa Barbara County, California, U.S.. They are part of the Transverse Ranges system of Southern California which in turn are part of the Pacific Coast Ranges system of western North America....
- Santa Susana MountainsSanta Susana MountainsThe Santa Susana Mountains are a transverse range of mountains in southern California, north of the city of Los Angeles, in the United States. The range runs east-west separating the San Fernando Valley and Simi Valley on its south, from Santa Clara River Valley to the north, and Santa Clarita...
- Topatopa MountainsTopatopa MountainsThe Topatopa Mountains are a mountain range in Ventura County, California, north of Santa Paula. They are part of the Transverse Ranges of Southern California. The range lies in an east-west direction northeast of the community of Ojai, and west of the Sespe Condor Sanctuary. The ranges reaches an...