San Bernardino National Forest
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San Bernardino National Forest
IUCN Category VI - Protected Area with Sustainable use of Natural Resources |
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 Part of the forest near Fawnskin |
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| location | California , USA | |
| surface | 3334 km² | |
| Geographical location | 33 ° 31 ' N , 116 ° 25' W | |
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The San Bernardino National Forest is a US National Forest , which in the two counties Riverside County and San Bernardino County in southern California is. It has a total area of over 3333 square kilometers. It consists for the most part of two mountain groups, the San Bernardino Mountains in the north as the southernmost part of the Transverse Ranges mountain range and the San Jacinto Mountains and the Santa Rosa Mountains in the south as the northernmost parts of the Peninsular Ranges mountain range. The height of the terrain varies between 600 and 2500 meters. To the east is the Sand to Snow National Monument .
In addition to a headquarters in San Bernardino, there are offices for individual districts in Fontana , Idyllwild and Skyforest .
geography
According to the scientific authority United States Geological Survey , the national forest is divided into two large areas; the southern as well as the northern area.
At the western end of the national forest is the Angeles National Forest . The western border is ten miles off Interstate 15 . The largest north-west extension in the northern part is about 90 kilometers, the north-south extension of this part is about 40 kilometers long. In this part of the forest are the San Bernardino Mountains . The area extends west of Mount San Antonio as well as the Wrightwood parish . In the south, the northern part borders on the reserve of the Cahuilla Indians north of the village of Cabazon .
The somewhat smaller southern part of the national forest measures around 40 kilometers in the north-south extension and 50 kilometers in the east-west extension. The 2657 meter high Toro Peak and the reservation of the Santa Rosa column of the Cahuilla Indians are located in the south of this area. The village of Idyllwild-Pine Cove is located here and is surrounded by forest.
In the national forest there are also the Bonita Falls , a waterfall, and a research station of the University of California . In addition, the forest has eight so-called total reserves , i.e. areas that are protected from human interference and largely left to natural development. They are part of the state nature reserve class Wilderness Area . Two of these total reservations are also in the Angeles National Forest. In addition, Big Bear Lake is located in the national forest.
vegetation
The mountain landscapes of the national forest are criss-crossed by many different tree species, especially from the Coniferopsida class . So here are yellow pine , Jeffrey pine , sugar pine , Coulter pine , coastal pines , sheeted pine trees and pine trees of the species Pinus attenuata to be found. The Colorado fir , the incense cedar or the West American juniper grow here, as well as the oak species Quercus chrysolepis , the California black oak or the Nuttall's flower dogwood .
Over 350 square kilometers of the forest are considered primary forest , i.e. a forest area that has not been (probably) influenced by humans to this day.
