Poverty Hills

Poverty Hills
Poverty Hills
	location of Poverty Hills in California [1]
Highest point
Elevation	1,389 m (4,557 ft)
Geography
Country	United States
State	California
District	Inyo County
Range coordinates	37°2′59.759″N118°14′57.358″W / 37.04993306°N 118.24926611°W Coordinates: 37°2′59.759″N118°14′57.358″W / 37.04993306°N 118.24926611°W
Topo map	USGS Tinemaha Reservoir

Last updated May 03, 2019

The Poverty Hills are a mountain range in northwestern Inyo County of eastern California, northwest of Bishop and the upper Owens Valley.^[1]

Inyo County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,546. The county seat is Independence.

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 9.7 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.

Bishop is a city in Inyo County, California, United States. Though Bishop is the only incorporated city and the largest populated place in Inyo County, the county seat is located in Independence. Bishop is located near the northern end of the Owens Valley, at an elevation of 4,150 feet (1,260 m). The town was named after Bishop Creek, flowing out of the Sierra Nevada; the creek was named after Samuel Addison Bishop, a settler in the Owens Valley. Located near numerous tourist attractions, Bishop is a major resort town; the town is a commercial and residential center, while many vacation destinations in the Sierra Nevada are located nearby.

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

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[gnis-1] 1 2 "Poverty Hills". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2009-05-04.