Ciervo Hills

Ciervo Hills
Highest point
Elevation	1,027 m (3,369 ft)
Geography
Ciervo Hills Location of Ciervo Hills in California [1]
Country	United States
State	California
Region(s)	California Coast Ranges, San Joaquin Valley
District	Fresno County
Range coordinates	36°28′23.829″N120°34′47.602″W / 36.47328583°N 120.57988944°W / 36.47328583; -120.57988944
Topo map	USGS  Ciervo Mountain

The Ciervo Hills are a low mountain range in west Fresno County, in the western San Joaquin Valley of central California. ^[1]

Interstate 5 runs parallel to the hills on the east.

Geography

The Ciervo Hills are in the Southern Inner California Coast Ranges System, adjacent to the Diablo Range on the west, Tumey Hills to the north, and Big Blue Hills to the south. Their highest point is 1,027 metres (3,369 ft) in elevation.

Cantua Creek and its Arroyo de Cantúa canyon divides them from the Big Blue Hills.

Flora

Several California rare plant species are endemic to the Ciervo Hills and bordering Tumey Hills including Panoche peppergrass (Lepidium jaredii ssp. album), ^[2] Idria buckwheat (Eriogonum vestitum), ^[3] and gypsum-loving crownscale (Atriplex gypsophila). ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "Ciervo Hills". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2009-05-04.
2. "Lepidium jaredii ssp. album Calflora". www.calflora.org. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
3. "Eriogonum vestitum Calflora". www.calflora.org. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
4. "Atriplex gypsophila Calflora". www.calflora.org. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
5. Preston, Robert E. (2024-01-29). "A NEW ATRIPLEX SPECIES (CHENOPODIACEAE) FROM CENTRAL WESTERN CALIFORNIA, USA". Madroño. 70 (2). doi:10.3120/0024-9637-70.2.104. ISSN   0024-9637.