Big Blue Hills

Big Blue Hills
Location of Big Blue Hills in California [1]
Highest point
Elevation 564 m (1,850 ft)
Geography
Country United States
State California
Region California Coast Ranges,
San Joaquin Valley
District Fresno County
Range coordinates 36°21′23″N 120°24′14″W / 36.35639°N 120.40389°W / 36.35639; -120.40389Coordinates: 36°21′23″N 120°24′14″W / 36.35639°N 120.40389°W / 36.35639; -120.40389
Topo map USGS Joaquin Rocks

The Big Blue Hills are a low mountain range in west Fresno County, in the western San Joaquin Valley of central California.[1]

Interstate 5 runs parallel to the hills on the east.

Geography

The Big Blue Hills are in the Southern Inner California Coast Ranges System, adjacent to the Diablo Range on the west. Their highest point is 564 metres (1,850 ft) in elevation.

Cantua Creek and its Arroyo de Cantúa canyon divides them from the Ciervo Hills.

References

  1. 1 2 "Big Blue Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-04.


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