Jacalitos Hills

Jacalitos Hills

Location of Jacalitos Hills in California [1]

Highest point
Elevation 576 m (1,890 ft)
Geography
Country United States
State California
District Fresno County
Range coordinates 36°05′30″N 120°23′57″W / 36.0916°N 120.3993°W / 36.0916; -120.3993Coordinates: 36°05′30″N 120°23′57″W / 36.0916°N 120.3993°W / 36.0916; -120.3993
Topo map USGS Curry Mountain
Biome California interior chaparral and woodlands
Geology
Type of rock California Coast Ranges

The Jacalitos Hills are a low mountain range in western Fresno County, central California.[1]

They are in the Southern Inner California Coast Ranges. Habitats of the hills are in the California interior chaparral and woodlands sub-ecoregion.

Jacalitos is derived from a Spanish word meaning "little wigwams".[2]

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