San Emigdio Mountain

San Emigdio Mountain is in the San Emigdio Mountains, located in Kern County, a few miles north of the Ventura County border in Southern California.

San Emigdio Mountain
San Emigdio Mountain
San Emigdio Mountain
San Emigdio Mountain (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation7,495 ft (2,284 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence1,412 ft (430 m)[1]
ListingHundred Peaks Section[2]
Coordinates34°52′24″N 119°10′44″W[3]
Naming
EtymologySaint Emygdius
Geography
LocationKern County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSan Emigdio Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Sawmill Mountain
Climbing
Easiest routeDirt road and short hike, class 1[2]

San Emigdio Mountain is part of the southern wall of the San Joaquin Valley, in the Los Padres National Forest. It is near Frazier Mountain, northwest of the community of Pine Mountain Club, and to the west of Interstate 5 and the Tehachapi Mountains.

References

  1. "San Emigdio Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  2. "San Emigdio Mountain". Hundred Peaks Section List. Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
  3. "San Emigdio Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-08-17.


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