The San Emigdio Mountains are a part of the

Transverse Ranges The Transverse Ranges are a group of mountain ranges of southern California, in the Pacific Coast Ranges physiographic region in North America. The Transverse Ranges begin at the southern end of the California Coast Ranges and lie within Santa ...

Southern California Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. It includes the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the second most populous urban ...

, extending from

Interstate 5 Interstate 5 (I-5) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States, running largely parallel to the Pacific coast of the contiguous U.S. from Mexico to Canada. It travels through the states of Californi ...

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 San Joaquin Valley ( ; es, Valle de San Joaquín) is the area of the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California that lies south of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and is drained by the San Joaquin River. It comprises seven ...

. The range is named after

Emygdius Saint Emygdius (Latin: ''Emidius, Æmedius, Emigdius, Hemigidius''; it, Sant'Emidio; c. 279 – c. 309 AD) was a Christian bishop who is venerated as a martyr. Tradition states that he was killed during the persecution of Diocletian. Legend His ...

, an early Christian martyr.

Geography

The range is within

Kern County Kern County is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 909,235. Its county seat is Bakersfield. Kern County comprises the Bakersfield, California, Metropolitan statistical area. The county sp ...

. The highest point is San Emigdio Mountain at . As with most of the Transverse Ranges, the mountains generally lie in an east-west direction. Towns or settlements near the San Emigdio Mountains include Frazier Park,

Lake of the Woods Lake of the Woods (french: Lac des Bois, oj, Pikwedina Sagainan) is a lake occupying parts of the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba and the U.S. state of Minnesota. Lake of the Woods is over long and wide, containing more than 14,5 ...

, and

Pine Mountain Club Pine Mountain Club is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in southwestern Kern County, California. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 2,315. It is one of the Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass. Geography Pine Mount ...

Highest peaks

# San Emigdio Mountain #

Tecuya Mountain Tecuya 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 The Transverse Ranges are a group of mountain ranges of southern California, i ...

7,160+ ft (2,182+ m) # Escapula Peak 7,080+ ft (2,158+ m) # Brush Mountain 7,048 ft (2,148 m) #

Antimony Peak Antimony Peak is a steep peak located in southern Kern County, in the San Emigdio Mountains of the Transverse Ranges of California. It is the taller one of two summits with that name in Kern County. The second Antimony Peak is in the Sierra Neva ...

6,848 ft (2,087 m) # Eagle Rest Peak 6,005 ft (1,830 m)

Adjacent ranges

Adjacent Transverse Ranges, with their

wildlife corridor A wildlife corridor, habitat corridor, or green corridor is an area of habitat connecting wildlife populations separated by human activities or structures (such as roads, development, or logging). This allows an exchange of individuals between ...

s, include: *

Tehachapi Mountains The Tehachapi Mountains (; Kawaiisu: ''Tihachipia'', meaning "hard climb") are a mountain range in the Transverse Ranges system of California in the Western United States. The range extends for approximately in southern Kern County and northwe ...

— on the northeast * Sierra Pelona Mountains — on the east * Pine Mountain Ridge - (''to the south'') *

Topatopa Mountains The Topatopa Mountains are a mountain range in Ventura County, California, north of Ojai, Santa Paula, and Fillmore. They are part of the Transverse Ranges of Southern California. Etymology A name for the mountains was first inscribed within ...

— on the southwest *

San Rafael Mountains The San Rafael Mountains are a mountain range in central Santa Barbara County, California, U.S., separating the drainages of the Santa Ynez River and the Santa Maria River. They are part of the Transverse Ranges system of Southern Californ ...

- (''to the west'') *

Santa Ynez Mountains The Santa Ynez Mountains are a portion of the Transverse Ranges, part of the Pacific Coast Ranges of the west coast of North America. It is the westernmost range in the Transverse Ranges. The range is a large fault block of Cenozoic age create ...

- (''to the southwest'') *

— on the north * Temblor Range - (''to the northwest)

References

External links

The Wildlands Conservancy: Wind Wolves Preserve website
{{Authority control Mountain ranges of Southern California Transverse Ranges Mountain ranges of Kern County, California Los Padres National Forest

Geography

Highest peaks

Adjacent ranges

See also

References

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