San Emigdio Mountains
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The San Emigdio Mountains are a rugged mountain range in Southern California forming part of the southern edge of the San Joaquin Valley and the western end of the Transverse Ranges.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| San Emigdio Mountain | 0 |
| Laguna Mountains | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain
ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Grapevine area of Interstate 5
ⓘ
San Joaquin Valley floor ⓘ |
| biodiversity | California endemic species habitat ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean-influenced ⓘ |
| contains |
Tejon Hills
ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Tejon area (foothills)
Mount Pinos region (eastern part) ⓘ San Emigdio Mountain ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy | Interstate 5 (in nearby passes) ⓘ |
| drainageTo |
Cuyama Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Cuyama Valley (southern slopes)
San Joaquin Valley ⓘ |
| ecosystem |
chaparral
ⓘ
conifer forest (higher elevations) ⓘ oak woodland ⓘ |
| forms |
southern edge of the San Joaquin Valley
ⓘ
western end of the Transverse Ranges ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince |
Transverse Ranges
ⓘ
surface form:
Transverse Ranges Province
|
| geology |
faulted and folded structures
ⓘ
sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
rugged ridgelines
ⓘ
seasonal streams ⓘ steep canyons ⓘ |
| highestPoint |
Mount Pinos
ⓘ
surface form:
San Emigdio Mountain
|
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kern County, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Emigdio Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ Transverse Ranges ⓘ
surface form:
western Transverse Ranges
|
| locatedInRegion | Southern California ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
San Joaquin Valley
ⓘ
Sierra Nevada ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Nevada (California)
Tehachapi Mountains ⓘ Temblor Range ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Emigdio ⓘ |
| nearbyPass |
Tehachapi Pass
ⓘ
surface form:
Tejon Pass
|
| nearbyProtectedArea |
Los Padres National Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wind Wolves Preserve ⓘ |
| orientation | generally east–west ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific Coast Ranges
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Coast Ranges system (broadly)
Transverse Ranges ⓘ southern boundary of California Central Valley ⓘ |
| separates |
San Joaquin Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
San Joaquin Valley from the Transverse Ranges interior
|
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| usedFor |
grazing
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Laguna Mountains
subject surface form:
San Emigdio Mountain