Scodie Mountains

Scodie Mountains
Scodie Mountains location of Scodie Mountains in California
Highest point
Elevation	2,158 m (7,080 ft)
Geography
Country	United States
State	California
District	Kern County
Range coordinates	35°37′47.833″N 118°4′55.267″W
Topo map	USGS Walker Pass

The Scodie Mountains are a sub-mountain range of the Southern Sierra Nevada rising from the Mojave Desert, and located in Kern County, California.

Geography

The range lies in an east–west direction directly west of the desert town of Ridgecrest, and southeast of the Kern River Valley and Lake Isabella. The mountain range reaches an elevation of 7,096 feet (2,163 m) above sea level at Cathie's Peak.

The range was named by the U.S. Forest Service for William Scodie, who established "Scodie's Store" (ca.1860) at the mouth of what is now named Scodie Canyon.

Kiavah Wilderness

The Scodie Mountains are home to the Kiavah Wilderness Area, managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

Natural history

The Scodie Mountains are an ecotone of Mojave Desert and Sierra Nevada flora, with plant communities differentiated by elevation.

They lie to the north of the Jawbone-Butterbredt Area of Critical Environmental Concern.

See also

• Robbers Roost (Kern County, California) — NRHP site in the Scodie Mountains.
• Mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert
• Mountain ranges of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
• Natural history of the Mojave Desert

External links

• BLM: official Kiavah Wilderness Area website