Английская Википедия:Chumash Wilderness
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The Chumash Wilderness is a Шаблон:Convert 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.
The wilderness was created by the U.S. Congress as part of the Los Padres Condor Range and River Protection Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–301). The same legislation also established the Garcia, Machesna Mountain, Matilija, Sespe, and Silver Peak Wilderness areas.[1][2]
Geography
The Chumash Wilderness includes most of the highest terrain in Ventura County. The nearest towns are in the Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass region, including the unincorporated communities of Frazier Park to the east, Lockwood Valley and Cuddy Valley to the south, Pine Mountain Club to the north. The Cuyama Valley region is to the west
The wilderness area extends from just west of the summit of Mount Pinos (Шаблон:Convert) to Cerro Noroeste (Mount Abel) to the west, and south into the badlands north of Lockwood Valley Road. Since Mount Pinos, Cerro Noroeste, and the Pine Mountain Club are developed with paved roads, they did not qualify for inclusion in the wilderness, which wraps partially around them. The highest point in the Chumash Wilderness is Sawmill Mountain, at Шаблон:Convert.
Major trailheads into the wilderness can be found at Mount Pinos as well as Cerro Noroeste/Mount Abel. From the Mount Pinos parking area, the wilderness trailhead is approximately 2 miles (3 km) along a dirt road with a locked gate.
Vegetation within the wilderness includes chaparral at lower elevations, and conifers at higher elevations. Some of the badlands near the southern edge of the wilderness are almost barren of vegetation, and include steep slopes with knife-edge ridges. Snow is frequent from fall until late spring at the highest elevations. Rain is rare in the summer, and wildfires are natural in the fire ecology based habitats.
Characteristic fauna of the wilderness include black bear, mountain lion, bobcat, as well as the endangered California condor. The wilderness is at the heart of the historic range of this large endangered species of scavengers.
See also
References
External links
- Wildernesses within the Los Padres National Forest
- Description at Wilderness.net
- U.S. Geological Survey Map at the U.S. Geological Survey Map Website. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
Шаблон:Protected Areas of California Шаблон:Ventura County, California
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- Los Padres National Forest
- Mt. Pinos Ranger District, Los Padres National Forest
- Wilderness areas of California
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- Protected areas of Kern County, California
- Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass
- Protected areas established in 1992
- 1992 establishments in California
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