San Bernardino Mountains

San Bernardino Mountains
Range
View of San Jancinto Mountains, looking north across the Temecula Valley with Mt. San Jacinto in the center.
Country	United States
State	California
County	San Bernardino
Borders on	San Gabriel Mountains, San Jacinto Mountains
Coordinates	34°7′32.038″N 116°52′35.095″W / 34.12556611°N 116.87641528°W / 34.12556611; -116.87641528
Highest point	San Gorgonio Mountain
- elevation	11,499 ft (3,505 m)
- coordinates	34°5′0″N 116°49′0″W / 34.08333°N 116.81667°W / 34.08333; -116.81667

The San Bernardino Mountains (Huwaaly Kwasakyav^[1] in Mojave) are a short transverse mountain range north and east of San Bernardino in Southern California in the United States.^[2] The mountains run for approximately 60 miles (100 km) east-west on the southern edge of the Mojave Desert in southwestern San Bernardino County, north of the city of San Bernardino. The range is separated from the San Gabriel Mountains to the west by Cajon Pass, and from the San Jacinto Mountains to the south and southeast by Banning Pass. The southern extent of the range is bounded by the San Andreas Fault.

The highest peaks in the range include San Gorgonio Mountain (elevation 11,499 ft/3,505 m), the highest peak in southern California, and other peaks of the San Gorgonio Wilderness. The shorter Little San Bernardino Mountains extend southeast from the range along the eastern side of the Coachella Valley.

Most of the range is located within the San Bernardino National Forest. The San Gorgonio Wilderness is located in the southeast corner of the range. The mountain range is also the location of four popular recreational destinations in the Inland Empire area: Crestline, Lake Arrowhead, Running Springs and Big Bear Lake.

Significant peaks

Infrared image of Oct 2003 wildfires burning San Bernardino Mountains.

These are the highest peaks of the San Bernardino Mountains, sorted by elevation from highest to lowest.

• San Gorgonio Mountain 11,499 ft (3,505 m)^[3]
• Jepson Peak 11,205 ft (3,415 m)^[4]
• Bighorn Peak 10,997 ft (3,352 m)^[5]
• Dragons Head 10,866 ft (3,312 m)^[6]
• Anderson Peak 10,840 ft (3,304 m)^[7]
• Charlton Peak 10,806 ft (3,294 m)^[8]
• Shields Peak 10,680 ft (3,255 m)^[9]
• San Bernardino Mountain 10,649 ft (3,246 m)^[10]
• Dobbs Peak 10,459 ft (3,188 m)^[11]

Bodies of water & water ways

Lakes

• Lake Gregory
• Big Bear Lake
• Lake Silverwood
• Lake Arrowhead
• Jenks Lake
• Green Valley Lake
• Dry Lake South Fork Trail
• Dollar Lake South Fork Trail

Water ways

• Santa Ana River
• Mill Creek
• Mojave River
• Deep Creek
• Whitewater River
• San Gorgonio River

See also

Nearby mountain ranges:

• Little San Bernardino Mountains (east)
• San Jacinto Mountains (south across San Gorgonio Pass)
• San Gabriel Mountains (west across Cajon Pass)

References

1. ^ Munro, P et al. A Mojave Dictionary Los Angeles: UCLA, 1992
2. ^ "San Bernardino Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:273443. Retrieved 2009-05-03 
3. ^ "San Gorgonio Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:248858. Retrieved 2009-05-03 
4. ^ "Jepson Peak". Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:244049. Retrieved 2009-05-03 
5. ^ "Bighorn Peak". Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:269860. Retrieved 2009-05-03 
6. ^ "Shields Peak". Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1661433. Retrieved 2009-05-03 
7. ^ "Anderson Peak". Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1656422. Retrieved 2009-05-03 
8. ^ "Charlton Peak". Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:240487. Retrieved 2009-05-03 
9. ^ "Shields Peak". Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1661433. Retrieved 2009-05-03 
10. ^ "San Bernardino Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:273442. Retrieved 2009-05-03 
11. ^ "Dobbs Peak". Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:241522. Retrieved 2009-05-03 

• Peakbagger.com San Bernardino Mountains peak list

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