Misplaced Pages

Bear Mountain (Kern County, California)

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Peak in the Tehachapi Mountains
Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain is located in CaliforniaBear MountainBear MountainLocation in CaliforniaShow map of CaliforniaBear Mountain is located in the United StatesBear MountainBear MountainBear Mountain (the United States)Show map of the United States
Highest point
Elevation6,916 ft (2,108 m) NAVD 88
Prominence2,600 ft (792 m)
Coordinates35°12′17″N 118°38′17″W / 35.204779653°N 118.638074522°W / 35.204779653; -118.638074522
Geography
LocationKern County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeTehachapi Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain - High above California's Central Valley.
Looking West From Bear Mountain

Bear Mountain is a peak in the Tehachapi Mountains, near Tehachapi, California.

The mountain is north of Bear Valley Springs, and west of the Tehachapi Loop, a spiral on the railroad line through Tehachapi Pass. California condors, mountain lions, mule deer and bobcats can be found among the sugar pines trees.

Much of the mountain is on land owned by The Nature Conservancy.

References

  1. ^ "Bear". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
  2. "Bear Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
  3. Sahagún, Louis (December 24, 2021). "Conservationists create a vast home on the eco-range for wildlife north of L.A." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  4. "Tehachapi – Bear Mountain, Project ID: 2019229". ceqanet.opr.ca.gov.

External links


Stub icon

This Kern County, California-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: