Sagehen Hills
Sagehen Hills | |
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location of Sagehen Hills in California[1] | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,131 m (6,991 ft) |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
District | Nevada County |
Range coordinates | 39°24′35.661″N 120°14′24.724″W / 39.40990583°N 120.24020111°WCoordinates: 39°24′35.661″N 120°14′24.724″W / 39.40990583°N 120.24020111°W |
Topo map | USGS Hobart Mills |
The Sagehen Hills are a low mountain range in Nevada County, California.[1]
The Sagehen Hills are part of the Sagehen Creek watershed and lie entirely within the .[2] Research has been a major management focus for the Sagehen basin since the founding of Sagehen Creek Field Station in 1951.
The Sagehen basin, including Sagehen Hills, differs from the surrounding watersheds in that it is essentially formed of un-glaciated volcanic overburden. Most of the area is glacially scoured down to granite bed rock.
References[]
- ^ a b "Sagehen Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ Sagehen Experimental Forest
Categories:
- Mountain ranges of Northern California
- Mountain ranges of Nevada County, California
- Nevada County, California geography stubs