Sierra Pelona Ridge

Sierra Pelona
Sierra Pelona Mountains
View from Santa Clarita
Highest point
PeakBurnt Peak[1]
Elevation5,791 ft (1,765 m)
Coordinates34°40′57″N 118°34′36″W / 34.6825°N 118.5768°W / 34.6825; -118.5768
Naming
EtymologySpanish for "Bald Mountains"
Geography
Sierra Pelona is located in California
Sierra Pelona
Sierra Pelona
Location of Sierra Pelona Ridge in California [2]
LocationLos Angeles County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeTransverse Ranges

The Sierra Pelona, also known as the Sierra Pelona Ridge[2] or the Sierra Pelona Mountains, is a mountain ridge in the Transverse Ranges in Southern California.[3] Located in northwest Los Angeles County, the ridge is bordered on the north by the San Andreas Fault and lies within and is surrounded by the Angeles National Forest.

  1. ^ "Burnt Peak". Peakbagger.com.
  2. ^ a b "Sierra Pelona Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: San Gabriel Mountains