Pyramid Hills

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Pyramid Hills
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Pyramid Hills
location of Pyramid Hills in California [1]
Highest point
Elevation 252 m (827 ft)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
District Kings County
Range coordinates 35°48′59.856″N120°1′33.495″W / 35.81662667°N 120.02597083°W / 35.81662667; -120.02597083
Topo map USGS  Pyramid Hills

The Pyramid Hills are a mountain range in the interior California Coast Ranges, in western Kings County, California. [1]

When viewed from afar, the conical Pyramid Hills are said to resemble pyramids, hence the name. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Pyramid Hills". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. Schrader, Frank Charles (1909). Mineral Deposits of the Cerbat Range, Black Mountains, and Grand Wash Cliffs, Mohave County, Arizona. U.S. Government Printing Office. p.  23.