The San Emigdio Mountains are a part of the
Transverse Ranges in
Southern California
Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and Cultural area, cultural List of regions of California, region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Its densely populated coastal reg ...
, extending from
Interstate 5
Interstate 5 (I-5) is the main north–south Interstate Highway System, 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 thro ...
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 named after
Emygdius, an early Christian martyr.
Geography
The range is within
Kern County. 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, and
Pine Mountain Club.
Highest peaks
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San Emigdio Mountain
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Tecuya Mountain 7,160+ ft (2,182+ m)
# Escapula Peak 7,080+ ft (2,158+ m)
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Brush Mountain 7,048 ft (2,148 m)
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Antimony Peak 6,848 ft (2,087 m)
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Eagle Rest Peak 6,005 ft (1,830 m)
Adjacent ranges
Adjacent Transverse Ranges, with their
wildlife corridors, include:
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Tehachapi Mountains — on the northeast
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Sierra Pelona Mountains — on the east
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Pine Mountain Ridge - (''to the south'')
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Topatopa Mountains — on the southwest
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San Rafael Mountains - (''to the west'')
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Santa Ynez Mountains - (''to the southwest'')
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San Joaquin Valley — on the north
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Temblor Range - (''to the northwest'')
See also
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Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass
The Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass, or the Frazier Mountain Communities, in the San Emigdio Mountains is a region of California that includes Lebec, California, Lebec, Frazier Park, California, Frazier Park, Lake of the Woods, California ...
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Pyramid Lake
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Index: Transverse Ranges
References
External links
The Wildlands Conservancy: Wind Wolves Preserve website
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Mountain ranges of Southern California
Transverse Ranges
Mountain ranges of Kern County, California
Los Padres National Forest