Jacalitos Hills

Jacalitos Hills
Jacalitos Hills as seen from California State Route 198.
Highest point
Elevation576 m (1,890 ft)
Geography
Jacalitos Hills is located in California
Jacalitos Hills
Jacalitos Hills
Location within California
Country
United States
State
California
District
Fresno County
Range coordinates
36°5′29.847″N 120°23′57.545″W / 36.09162417°N 120.39931806°W / 36.09162417; -120.39931806
Topo mapUSGS Curry Mountain
BiomeCalifornia interior chaparral and woodlands
Geology
Rock typeCalifornia Coast Ranges

The Jacalitos Hills are a low mountain range in western Fresno County, central California.[1] They are located south of Coalinga, California.

They are in the Southern Inner California Coast Ranges. Habitats of the hills are in the California interior chaparral and woodlands sub-ecoregion.

Jacalitos is derived from a Spanish word meaning "little wigwams".[2]

References

  1. ↑ Cite error: The named reference gnis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ↑ Schrader, Frank Charles (1909). Mineral Deposits of the Cerbat Range, Black Mountains, and Grand Wash Cliffs, Mohave County, Arizona. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 22.
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