Sierra Pelona Mountains
| Sierra Pelona Mountains | |
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View from Santa Clarita
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Burnt Peak |
| Elevation | 5,791 ft (1,765 m) |
| Coordinates | 34°36′56.5″N 118°33′54.0″W / 34.615694°N 118.565000°WCoordinates: 34°36′56.5″N 118°33′54.0″W / 34.615694°N 118.565000°W |
| Geography | |
 Sierra Pelona Mountains
Location of Sierra Pelona Mountains in California
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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Counties | Los Angeles and Kern |
| Parent range | Transverse Ranges |
| Borders on | San Emigdio Mountains and Tehachapi Mountains |
The Sierra Pelona Mountains, or the Sierra Pelona Ridge, is a mountain range of the Transverse Ranges in Southern California. Located in northwest Los Angeles and southern Kern Counties, the range is bordered on the north by the San Andreas fault and lies within and is surrounded by the Angeles National Forest.
The Sierra Pelona Mountains lie northwest of the San Gabriel Mountains, which are divided by the wide Soledad Canyon formation. The mountains are flanked to the south by the Santa Clarita Valley and separated from the Antelope Valley to the north by the San Andreas Fault. Toward the southwest lie Vasquez Rocks, thrust up by the fault. The Tejon Pass separates the Sierra Pelonas, the San Emigdios and the Tehachapis near Gorman and Lebec.
Within the Sierra Pelonas lie the rural areas of Three Points, Lake Hughes, Elizabeth Lake and Green Valley, as well as Liebre Mountain, Burnt Peak, Sawmill Mountain, Grass Mountain and Mount McDill.
The climate of the mountains is a temperate Mediterranean. Summers are mostly dry but for the occasional thunderstorm, and winters comparatively cold and wet. Snowfall is infrequent due to the relatively low elevations of mountains within this range, with only the few tallest peaks regularly receiving snowfall during the winter.
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