Buena Vista Hills (Kern County)

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Buena Vista Hills
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Buena Vista Hills
Location of Buena Vista Hills in California [1]
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Buena Vista Hills
Buena Vista Hills (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation 390 m (1,280 ft)
Geography
CountryUnited States
State California
Region Transverse Ranges
District Kern County
Range coordinates 35°12′23.876″N119°29′6.429″W / 35.20663222°N 119.48511917°W / 35.20663222; -119.48511917
Topo map USGS  Taft

The Buena Vista Hills are a mountain range of the Transverse Ranges System, located in western Kern County, California. [1]

They are on the southwestern edge of the San Joaquin Valley, near the site of the former Buena Vista Lake.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Buena Vista Hills". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2009-05-04.