Panoche Hills

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Panoche Hills
Panoche Hills (51063183308).jpg
Highest point
Elevation675 m (2,215 ft)
Geography
Panoche Hills is located in California
Panoche Hills
location of Panoche Hills in California[1]
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
DistrictFresno County
Range coordinates36°38′40.828″N 120°43′54.641″W / 36.64467444°N 120.73184472°W / 36.64467444; -120.73184472Coordinates: 36°38′40.828″N 120°43′54.641″W / 36.64467444°N 120.73184472°W / 36.64467444; -120.73184472
Parent rangeDiablo Range
Topo mapUSGS Chounet Ranch

The Panoche Hills are a low mountain range in the Southern Inner California Coast Ranges System, in western Fresno County, California.[1]

They are east of the Diablo Range, on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley. They define the eastern side of the Panoche Valley.

Parks[]

Panoche Hills Recreation Area[]

The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) maintains the Panoche Hills Recreation Area, a recreation area within the hills.[2] The entrance to the BLM area is across Little Panoche Road from the Mercey Hot Springs resort.[2]

Panoche Hills Ecological Reserve[]

The California Department of Fish and Game also maintains the Panoche Hills Ecological Reserve, an ecological reserve within the hills.[3]

Natural history[]

The Hills contain examples of fossilized remains of Mesozoic era cold seeps.[4]

See also[]

Panoche Hills Map with road labels

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Panoche Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. ^ a b "Panoche Hills". Retrieved 2012-09-10.
  3. ^ "DFG - Lands - Ecological Reserves - Central Region - Panoche Hills Ecological Reserve". Retrieved 2012-09-10.
  4. ^ Schwartz, Hilde; Moore, J. Casey (3 April 2004). "A Paleocene Cold Seep System in the Panoche Hills, California" (pdf). Retrieved 2012-09-10.


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