Greenhorn Mountains
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Kern River in Kern Canyon, northeast of Bakersfield
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 Location of Greenhorn Mountains in California [1]
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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| District | Kern County, Tulare County |
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| Topo map | USGS Tobias Peak |
The Greenhorn Mountains are a mountain range of the Southern Sierra Nevada, in California. They are protected within the Sequoia National Forest.
Geography
The range is located in eastern Kern County and Tulare County. They are east of the San Joaquin Valley, northeast of Bakersfield, and form the west side of the Kern River Valley with Lake Isabella reservoir.
The range reaches an elevation of 8,295 feet (2,528 m) at Sunday Peak, located just south of Portuguese Pass.
The lower Kern Canyon is a dramatic and deep canyon cut by the Kern River through the Greenhorn Mountains to the San Joaquin Valley. State Route 178 follows the canyon up to the Kern River Valley.
During the Gold Strike of 1854 miners crossing the Greenhorn Mountains founded the town of Keyesville.[2]
Ecology
The Greenhorn Mountains contain a variety of native California flora and fauna. One wildflower found here is the Yellow mariposa lily (Calochortus luteus), which is at the extreme southern end of its distribution range.[3] The Marsh checkerbloom (Sidalcea ranunculacea) is endemic to the range and adjacent Sierra Nevada foothills.
The Greenhorn Mountains slender salamander (Batrachoseps altasierrae) is endemic to the Greenhorn Mountains. [4]
See also
- Kern River Canyon — upper section.
References
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- ↑ Mildred Brooke Hoover and Douglas E. Kyle. 2002
- ↑ C. Michael Hogan. 2009
- ↑ https://ib.berkeley.edu/labs/wake/379_Jockusch%20et%20al%202012%20Zootaxa.pdf
- C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Yellow Mariposa Lily: Calochortus luteus, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
- Mildred Brooke Hoover and Douglas E. Kyle. 2002. Historic spots in California, p. 131, 661 pages
External links
- USDA Forest Service, Sequoia National Forest: Greenhorn Mountains — with map for access and campgrounds.
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