Panoche Hills

Panoche Hills
Highest point
Elevation	675 m (2,215 ft)
Geography
Panoche Hills location of Panoche Hills in California[1] Show map of California Panoche Hills Panoche Hills (the United States) Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	California
District	Fresno County
Range coordinates	36°38′40.828″N 120°43′54.641″W
Parent range	Diablo Range
Topo map	USGS Chounet Ranch

The Panoche Hills are a low mountain range in the Southern Inner California Coast Ranges System, in western Fresno County, California.[1]

They are east of the Diablo Range, on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley. They define the eastern side of the Panoche Valley.

Parks

Panoche Hills Recreation Area

The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) maintains the Panoche Hills Recreation Area, a recreation area within the hills.[2] The entrance to the BLM area is across Little Panoche Road from the Mercey Hot Springs resort. This BLM land is under Fire Season Vehicle Restrictions from mid-April to mid-October. No motorized access is allowed during this time period.[3]

Panoche Hills Ecological Reserve

The California Department of Fish and Game also maintains the Panoche Hills Ecological Reserve, an ecological reserve within the hills.[4]

Natural history

The Hills contain examples of fossilized remains of Mesozoic era cold seeps.[5]

See also

• Panoche Pass
• Panoche Valley

Panoche Hills Map with road labels

References

1. "Panoche Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
2. "Recreation Map of Panoche Hills" (PDF). www.blm.gov.
3. "Panoche Hills". www.blm.gov. 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
4. "DFG - Lands - Ecological Reserves - Central Region - Panoche Hills Ecological Reserve". Retrieved 2012-09-10.
5. Schwartz, Hilde; Moore, J. Casey (3 April 2004). "A Paleocene Cold Seep System in the Panoche Hills, California" (pdf). Retrieved 2012-09-10.