Mount Campbell (California)

Mount Campbell is an isolated mountain summit in the Sierra Nevada foothills, located in Fresno County, California.

Mount Campbell
Reedley Mountain, Watoke
Southwest face of Campbell Mountain, exhibiting its two hillside letters, representing Reedley and Sanger.
Highest point
Elevation1,729 ft (527 m)
NAVD88
Coordinates36°41′50″N 119°25′09″W / 36.697222°N 119.419167°W / 36.697222; -119.419167
Geography
Mount Campbell is located in California
Mount Campbell
Mount Campbell
Location in California, U.S.
Mount Campbell is located in the United States
Mount Campbell
Mount Campbell
Mount Campbell (the United States)
LocationFresno County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Climbing
Easiest routeMountain Way, Jensen Avenue, South Alta Avenue

It is located in the center of a circle formed by the cities of Reedley (five miles to the south), Parlier (eight miles to the southwest), Sanger (seven miles to the west), Piedra (eight miles to the north), and Orange Cove (seven miles to the southeast).[1][2] CA 180 runs across between Mount Campbell and the rest of the Sierra Nevada foothills. The highway runs up to Kings Canyon National Park, Mount Campbell is one of the first mountaintops that travellers meet on the journey up to the mountain range.[3]

Mount Campbell features two hillside letters, the first of which is an "R", painted on the southern face that points towards Reedley, the second is an "S", pointed on the western face towards Sanger.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Lyon, Parker (1907). See America First Magazine (1 ed.). Cornell University. p. 12. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  2. ^ Vandor, Paul E. (1919). History of Fresno County, California. Historic Record Company. pp. 270, 437, 1022, 1023. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Mount Campbell". Wikimapia. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  4. ^ FOX26 News Staff (16 March 2019). "Students paint boulders, refresh "S" on mountain east of Sanger". FOX26 News. Fox News. Retrieved 29 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)