Sierra Pelona Mountains
The Sierra Pelona Mountains,[1] or the Sierra Pelona Ridge, is a mountain range in the Transverse Ranges of Southern California.[2] They are located within Los Angeles (northwest) and Kern (southern) Counties.
Geography
The Sierra Pelona Mountains lie northwest of the San Gabriel Mountains. They are flanked on the south by the Santa Clarita Valley and on the north by the Antelope Valley. The San Andreas Fault runs to their north. Within the Sierra Pelonas can be found the rural areas of Three Points, Lake Hughes, Elizabeth Lake and Green Valley, as well as Liebre Mountain, Burnt Peak, Sawmill Mountain, Grass Mountain and Mount McDill.
The Tejon Pass separates the Sierra Pelonas, the San Emigdios and the Tehachapis near Gorman and Lebec. The Vasquez Rocks are in the southern section.
Snow is frequent in the high areas of the range during the winters, and these areas are also prone to wildfires in the summer and fall, during which Santa Ana winds may blow.
Cultural history
The Sierra Pelona Mountains were the homeland of the Tataviam and Serrano Native American Native American Californian people. They traded with the Tongva and Chumash people to the south and west, until the Spanish invasion and subsequent colonization relocated them from their Sierra Pelona and Santa Susana Mountains homelands.
Highest peaks
- Burnt Peak 5,788 ft (1,764 m)
- Liebre Mountain 5,760+ ft (1756+ m)
- Sawmill Mountain 5,514 ft (1681 m)
- Jupiter Mountain 4,498 ft (1,371 m)
- Redrock Mountain (benchmark) 3,991 ft (1,216 m)
See also
- Tehachapi Mountains - on the northwest
- San Emigdio Mountains - on the west
- Santa Susana Mountains - (to the southwest)
- San Gabriel Mountains - on the southeast
- and Mojave Desert - on the east-northeast
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