| Chowchilla Mountains | |
|---|---|
  Location of Chowchilla Mountains in California [1] | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,768 m (5,801 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| District | Mariposa County |
| Range coordinates | 37°31′29.771″N119°43′18.581″W / 37.52493639°N 119.72182806°W Coordinates: 37°31′29.771″N119°43′18.581″W / 37.52493639°N 119.72182806°W |
| Topo map | USGS Wawona |
The Chowchilla Mountains are a mountain range in Mariposa County, California. [1]
Madera County, officially the County of Madera, is a county at the geographic center of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 150,865. The county seat is Madera.
Chowchilla is a city in Madera County, California. The city's population was 18,720 at the 2010 United States Census, up from 11,127 at the 2000 U.S. Census. Chowchilla is located 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Madera, at an elevation of 240 feet.
The logrunners (Orthonyx) are a clade of birds which comprises three species of passerine birds endemic to Australia and New Guinea. Some authorities consider the Australian family Cinclosomatidae to be part of the Orthonychidae. The three species use their stiffened tails to brace themselves when feeding.
The Mariposa War was a conflict between Native Americans and miners in what was then the immense county of Mariposa in California.
Raymond is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California. It is located 22 miles (35 km) north-northeast of Madera, at an elevation of 948 feet.
Central California Women's Facility (CCWF) is a female-only California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation state prison located in Chowchilla, California. It is across the road from Valley State Prison. CCWF is the largest female correctional facility in the United States, and houses the only State of California death row for women.
Valley State Prison (VSP), previously the Valley State Prison for Women (VSPW), is a state prison in Chowchilla, California. It is across the road from Central California Women's Facility. It used to be a prison for women.
The Merced Sun-Star is a daily broadsheet newspaper printed in Merced, California, in the United States. It has an estimated circulation of 20,000 copies. The newspaper is published every day except for Sundays.
The Chowchilla River is a river in central California, United States and a minor tributary of the San Joaquin River. It flows for 54.2 miles (87.2 km) from the western side of the Sierra Nevada Range to the San Joaquin River system in the San Joaquin Valley.
Chowchilla Airport is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Chowchilla, serving Madera County, California, United States. It is mostly used for general aviation.
The logrunners are two species of birds in the family Orthonychidae. They were previously considered conspecific, but as they differ significantly, they are now generally considered separate species. The family Orthonychidae also contains a third species, the chowchilla.
The Madera Canal is a 35.9 mi (57.8 km)-long aqueduct in the U.S. state of California. It is part of the Central Valley Project managed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation to convey water north to augment irrigation capacity in Madera County. It was also the subject of the United States Supreme Court's decision in Central Green Co. v. United States.
Dairyland is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California. It is located 7.5 miles (12 km) south-southwest of Chowchilla, at an elevation of 184 feet. Dairyland was at one terminus of the Chowchilla Pacific Railroad, and at a terminus of a branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Fairmead is a census-designated place in Madera County, California. It is located 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Madera, at an elevation of 253 feet. The population was 1,447 at the 2010 census.
Tyler is a former settlement in Madera County, California. It was located on the Chowchilla Pacific Railroad 5 miles (8 km) south-southwest of Chowchilla, at an elevation of 197 feet. Tyler still appeared on maps as of 1918.
The 1976 Chowchilla kidnapping was the abduction of a school bus driver and 26 children, ages 5 to 14, in Chowchilla, California, on July 15, 1976. The three kidnappers held their captives in a box truck buried in a quarry in Livermore, California, intending to demand a ransom for their return. After about 16 hours underground, the driver and children dug themselves out and escaped.
Chowchilla Elementary School District is a public school district based in Madera County, California.
Chowchilla Union High School is a public high school located in Chowchilla, California. It is within the Chowchilla Union High School District.
Chowchilla Union High School District (CUHSD) is a school district headquartered in Chowchilla, California. It operates Chowchilla Union High School and the continuation school Gateway. Its feeder elementary districts are Alview-Dairyland Union School District and Chowchilla Elementary School District.
Alview-Dairyland Union School District is a school district headquartered in the campus of Dairyland Elementary School, located in Dairyland, an unincorporated community in Madera County, California, near Chowchilla. In addition to Dairyland Elementary, the district operates Alview Elementary School in the Alview community, also in unincorporated Madera County. Its attendance boundary includes rural areas in the county. It feeds into Chowchilla Union High School District, which operates Chowchilla Union High School.
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