The Big Blue Hills are a low mountain range in west Fresno County, in the western San Joaquin Valley of central California.[1]
Big Blue Hills | |
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Location of Big Blue Hills in California[1] | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 564 m (1,850 ft) |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
Region(s) | 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 |
Topo map | USGS Joaquin Rocks |
Interstate 5 runs parallel to the hills on the east.
Geography
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b "Big Blue Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.