Chalk Buttes

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Chalk Buttes
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Location of Chalk Buttes in California [1]
Highest point
Elevation 481 m (1,578 ft)
Geography
Country United States
State California
District Kings County
Range coordinates 35°53′32.856″N120°10′49.510″W / 35.89246000°N 120.18041944°W / 35.89246000; -120.18041944 Coordinates: 35°53′32.856″N120°10′49.510″W / 35.89246000°N 120.18041944°W / 35.89246000; -120.18041944
Topo map USGS  Garza Peak

The Chalk Buttes are a mountain range in Kings County, California. [1]

Kings County, California County in California

Kings County is a county in the U.S. state of California. The population was 152,982 at the 2010 census. The California Department of Finance estimated the county's population was 151,662 as of January 1, 2018. The county seat is Hanford.

California State of the United States of America

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.

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