San Bernardino Mountains

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San Bernardino Mountains
Range
none San Gorgonio Mountain
San Gorgonio Mountain
Country United States
State California
County San Bernardino
Borders on San Gabriel Mountains, San Jacinto Mountains
Highest point San Gorgonio Mountain
 - elevation 11,499 ft (3,505 m)
 - coordinates 34°N 5°E / 34, 5

The San Bernardino Mountains (Huwaaly Kwasakyav[1] in Mojave) are a short transverse mountain range northeast of Los Angeles in Southern California in the United States. The mountains are also located north and east of San Bernardino, California (the nearest big city).The mountains run for approximately 60 mi (100 km) east-west on the southern edge of the Mojave Desert in southwestern San Bernardino County, north of the city of San Bernardino. The range is separated from the San Gabriel Mountains to the west by Cajon Pass, and from the San Jacinto Mountains to the south/southeast by Banning Pass. The southern extent of the range is bounded by the San Andreas Fault.

The highest peaks in the range include San Gorgonio Mountain (elevation 11,499 ft/3,505 m), the highest peak in southern California, and other peaks of the San Gorgonio Wilderness. The shorter Little San Bernardino Mountains extend southeast from the range along the eastern side of the Coachella Valley.

Most of the range is located within the San Bernardino National Forest. The San Gorgonio Wilderness is located in the southeast corner of the range. The mountain range is also the location of four popular recreational destinations in the Greater Los Angeles Area: Crestline, Lake Arrowhead, Running Springs and Big Bear Lake.

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[edit] Significant peaks

These are the highest peaks of the San Bernardino Mountains, sorted by elevation from highest to lowest.

  • San Gorgonio Mountain 11,499 ft (3,505 m)
  • Jepson Peak 11,205 ft (3,415 m)
  • Bighorn Mountain 10,997 ft (3,352 m)
  • Dragons Head 10,866 ft (3,312 m)
  • Anderson Peak 10,840 ft (3,304 m)
  • Charlton Peak 10,806 ft (3,294 m)
  • Shields Peak 10,680 ft (3,255 m)
  • San Bernardino Peak 10,649 ft (3,246 m)
  • Little Dobbs Peak 10,520 ft (3,206 m)
  • Dobbs Peak 10,459 ft (3,188 m)

[edit] Bodies of water & water ways

[edit] Lakes

[edit] Water ways

[edit] See also

Nearby mountain ranges:

[edit] References

  1. ^ Munro, P et al. A Mojave Dictionary Los Angeles: UCLA, 1992
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