The Jacalitos Hills are a low mountain range in western Fresno County, central California.[1]
| Jacalitos Hills | |
|---|---|
 Jacalitos Hills as seen from California State Route 198. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 576 m (1,890 ft) |
| Geography | |
  Jacalitos Hills Location of Jacalitos Hills in California[1] | |
| 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 |
| Topo map | USGS Curry Mountain |
| Biome | California interior chaparral and woodlands |
| Geology | |
| Rock type | California Coast Ranges |
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
edit- ^ a b "Jacalitos Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ 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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