Grouse Mountain (California)

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Grouse Mountain
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Grouse Mountain
Highest point
Elevation 8,586 ft (2,617 m)  NAVD 88 [1]
Prominence 262 ft (80 m) [1]
Coordinates 34°48′54″N119°10′59″W / 34.8149782°N 119.1831651°W / 34.8149782; -119.1831651 Coordinates: 34°48′54″N119°10′59″W / 34.8149782°N 119.1831651°W / 34.8149782; -119.1831651 [2]
Geography
Location Kern County, California, U.S.
Parent range Transverse Ranges
Topo map USGS Sawmill Mountain
Climbing
Easiest route Dirt trail

Grouse Mountain is located on the border of Kern County and Ventura County a few miles south southwest of the community of Pine Mountain Club at an elevation of 8,586 feet (2,617 m). The summit is in Kern County. The mountain is in the Chumash Wilderness which is administered by the Los Padres National Forest.

Pine Mountain Club, California Private community and CDP in California, United States

Pine Mountain Club is an unincorporated private community and census-designated place in southwestern Kern County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 2,315.

Chumash Wilderness

The Chumash Wilderness is a 38,150 acres (15,440 ha) wilderness area within the southern Los Padres National Forest. It is located in the Transverse Ranges, in northern Ventura County and southwestern Kern County in California.

Los Padres National Forest United States National Forest in California

Los Padres National Forest is a United States national forest in southern and central California. Administered by the United States Forest Service, Los Padres includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland. Elevations range from sea level to 8,847 feet (2,697 m).

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