San Emigdio Mountains

San Emigdio Mountains

Geobox|Range
name=San Emigdio Mountains





image_caption=Mt. Pinos pictured on the top right
country=United States
state=California
region_type = Counties
region=Kern
region1=Ventura
region2=Los Angeles
parent=Transverse Ranges
border=Tehachapi Mountains|border1=Temblor Range
geology= |period= |orogeny=
highest=Mount Pinos
highest_elevation_imperial=8831
highest_lat_d=
highest_long_d=

The San Emigdio Mountains are a part of the Transverse Ranges in Southern California, extending from Interstate 5 at the Grapevine on the east side, 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. Mount Pinos is the highest point at 8,831 feet. The mountains generally lie in an east-west direction.

Towns or settlements within the San Emigdio Mountains include Frazier Park, Lake of the Woods, and Pine Mountain Club.

Highest peaks

* Mount Pinos 8,831 ft (2,692 m)
* Sawmill Mountain 8,818 ft (2,688 m)
* Grouse Mountain 8,582 ft (2,616 m)
* Cerro Noroeste 8,286 ft (2,526 m)
* Frazier Mountain 8,026 ft (2,446 m)
* San Emigdio Mountain 7,492 ft (2,284 m)
* Tecuya Mountain 7,160+ ft (2,182+ m)
* Escapula Peak 7,080+ ft (2,158+ m)
* Brush Mountain 7,048 ft (2,148 m)
* Antimony Peak 6,848 ft (2,087 m)
* Eagle Rest Peak 6,005 ft (1,830 m)

ee also

* Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass
* Santa Ynez Mountains
* San Rafael Mountains
* Santa Susana Mountains
* Topatopa Mountains

External links

* [http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=12313 The San Emigdio Mountains]


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