Scodie Mountains

The Scodie Mountains are a sub-mountain range of the Southern Sierra Nevada rising from the Mojave Desert, and located in Kern County, California.

Scodie Mountains
location of Scodie Mountains in California [1]
Highest point
Elevation2,158 m (7,080 ft)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
DistrictKern County
Range coordinates35°37′47.833″N 118°4′55.267″W
Topo mapUSGS Walker Pass

Geography

The range lies in an east-west direction directly west of the desert town of Ridgecrest, and southeast of the Kern River Valley and Lake Isabella. The mountain range reaches an elevation of 7,096 feet (2,163 m) above sea level at Cathie's Peak.

The range was named by the U.S. Forest Service for William Scodie, who established "Scodie's Store" (ca.1860) at the mouth of what is now named Scodie Canyon.

Kiavah Wilderness

The Scodie Mountains are home to the Kiavah Wilderness Area, managed by the Bureau of Land Management.[2]

Natural history

The Scodie Mountains are an ecotone of Mojave Desert and Sierra Nevada flora, with plant communities differentiated by elevation.

They lie to the north of the Jawbone-Butterbredt Area of Critical Environmental Concern.

See also
  • Robbers Roost (Kern County, California) — NRHP site in the Scodie Mountains.
  • Mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert
  • Mountain ranges of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
  • Natural history of the Mojave Desert

References
  1. "Scodie Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. BLM: Kiavah Wilderness Area


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