Pleito Hills

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Pleito Hills
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location of Pleito Hills in California [1]
Highest point
Elevation 1,406 m (4,613 ft)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
Region Transverse Ranges
District Kern County
Range coordinates 34°56′13.899″N119°2′53.377″W / 34.93719417°N 119.04816028°W / 34.93719417; -119.04816028 Coordinates: 34°56′13.899″N119°2′53.377″W / 34.93719417°N 119.04816028°W / 34.93719417; -119.04816028
Topo map USGS  Pleito Hills

The Pleito Hills are a low mountain range of the Transverse Ranges System, located in southwestern Kern County, California. [1]

The range is between the San Emigdio Mountains and the San Joaquin Valley, west of the Interstate 5Highway 99 junction and of the Tehachapi Mountains.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Pleito Hills". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2009-05-04.