Tumey Hills
The Tumey Hills are a low mountain range in the interior California Coast Ranges, in western Fresno County, California.[1] The Tumey Hills area is part of the U.S. Department of Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which is a division of the United States Department Of The Interior. This BLM land is under Fire Season Vehicle Restrictions from mid-April to mid-October. No motorized access is allowed during this time period.[2]
| Tumey Hills | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 747 m (2,451 ft) |
| Geography | |
  location of Tumey Hills in California [1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| District | Fresno County |
| Range coordinates | 36°32′5.831″N 120°39′31.620″W |
| Topo map | USGS Tumey Hills |
Flora
Tumey Hills BLM offers a mixture of native and non-native species. Non-native plants include:[3]
- Wild Oats (Avena spp.)
- Filaree (Erodium spp.)
- Barnyard Foxtail (Hordeum murinum)
- Bromus spp.
- Rat-tail Fescue (Vulpia myuros)
Native plants of Tumey Hills include:[4]
- Forked Fiddleneck (Amsinckia furcata)
- Miner's lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata)
References
- "Tumey Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- "Tumey Hills". www.blm.gov. 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- "Common Non-Native Grasses". www.hastingsreserve.org. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
- "Desert Hills Of The San Joaquin Valley" (PDF).
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