San Bernardino Mountains
| San Bernardino Mountains | ||
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 San Gorgonio Mountain - north side |
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| Highest peak | San Gorgonio Mountain ( 3505 m ) | |
| location | California (USA) | |
| part of | Transverse ranges | |
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| Coordinates | 34 ° 8 ′ N , 116 ° 53 ′ W | |
 Schematic representation of the situation in Southern California |
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The San Bernardino Mountains ( Huwaaly Kwasakyav in the Mohave language ) are a short mountain range belonging to the Transverse Ranges north and east of San Bernardino in southern California in the United States . The highest mountain is the San Gorgonio Mountain , which at 3505 meters is also the highest point in Southern California .
geography
location
The San Bernardino Mountains stretch for around 100 kilometers along the southern edge of the Mojave Desert in southwest San Bernardino County . The San Andreas Fault forms the southern limit of the mountain range and separates it from the San Gabriel Mountains in the west at the Cajon Pass and from the San Jacinto Mountains in the southeast at the San Gorgonio Pass . The mountain range is up to 50 kilometers wide.
The shorter Little San Bernardino Mountains extend southeast of the mountain range along the east side of the Coachella Valley .
Mountains and peaks
The highest peaks of the San Bernardino Mountains are grouped around the San Gorgonio Mountain in the San Gorgonio Wilderness . Towards the north, the mountains slowly run out into the desert. In the south, where it rises over 3000 meters from the plains of the San Bernardino Valley , it drops off rather steeply.
| Surname | Height in meters |
|---|---|
| San Gorgonio Mountain | 3505 |
| Jepson Peak | 3415 |
| Bighorn Peak | 3352 |
| Dragons Head | 3312 |
| Anderson Peak | 3304 |
| Charlton Peak | 3294 |
| Shields Peak | 3255 |
| San Bernardino Mountain | 3246 |
| Dobbs Peak | 3188 |
Waters
Various lakes shape the landscape today. Apart from smaller bodies of water like Jenks Lake , there are many reservoirs . The largest is Big Bear Lake with a length of eleven kilometers and an area of 138 square kilometers. The construction of the dam of the Lake Arrowhead Reservoir began in 1904; but it was not completed until 1922. It was used for irrigation in the San Bernardino Valley. Silverwood Lake , dammed in 1971, serves as a water supply as part of the California State Water Project like the others.
The most important rivers in the San Bernardino Mountains include the Santa Ana River and the Mojave River . The Santa Barbara River is the largest river in Southern California and flows into the Pacific after about 177 kilometers at Huntington Beach . The Mojave River flows north in the opposite direction and ends in Soda Lake , a salt lake in the middle of the desert. The Whitewater River drains to the south-east and reaches the Salton Sea with no outflow during high water .
Use and conservation
Within the range are several localities - Crestline has over 10,000 inhabitants - and well-known resorts that serve as summer and winter sports areas like Big Bear Lake .
Most of the mountain range lies within the San Bernardino National Forest .
Web links
- San Bernardino Mountains peak list. Peakbagger.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pamela Munro, Nellie Brown: A Mojave Dictionary . Dept. of Linguistics, University of California, Los Angeles 1992.
- ↑ San Bernardino Mountains ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved March 27, 2010.
- ↑ San Gorgonio Mountain ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved March 27, 2010.
- ↑ Jepson Peak ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved March 27, 2010.
- ↑ Bighorn Peak ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved March 27, 2010.
- ↑ Peakbagger.com Dragons Head. Retrieved March 27, 2010 .
- ↑ Anderson Peak ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved March 27, 2010.
- ^ Charlton Peak ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved March 27, 2010.
- ↑ Shields Peak ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved March 27, 2010.
- ↑ San Bernardino Mountain ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved March 27, 2010.
- ↑ Dobbs Peak ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved March 27, 2010.