| Canebrake | |
|---|---|
| Former settlement | |
  Canebrake Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 35°43′54″N118°04′43″W / 35.73167°N 118.07861°W Coordinates: 35°43′54″N118°04′43″W / 35.73167°N 118.07861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern County |
| Elevation [1] | 3,930 ft (1,198 m) |
Canebrake is a former settlement in Kern County, California. [1] It was located 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north-northwest of Walker Pass, [2] along Canebrake Creek at an elevation of 3930 feet (1198 m). [1]
Kern County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 839,631. Its county seat is Bakersfield.
California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.6 million residents, California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 8.8 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second most populous, after New York City. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The City and County of San Francisco is both the country's second-most densely populated major city after New York City and the fifth-most densely populated county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs.
Walker Pass is a mountain pass by Lake Isabella in the southern Sierra Nevada. It is located in northeastern Kern County, approximately 53 mi (85 km) ENE of Bakersfield and 10 mi (16 km) WNW of Ridgecrest. The pass provides a route between the Kern River Valley and San Joaquin Valley on the west, and the Mojave Desert on the east.
Thomas Hooper Smith built a stage coach station there in the 1870s. Canebrake still appeared on maps as of 1908. [1] The present town of Canebrake developed about three miles west.
Canebrake is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located along California State Route 178 in the South Fork Valley, 5.3 miles (9 km) east-northeast of Onyx at an elevation of 3,031 feet (924 m).
