Panoche Hills Explained

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

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Panoche Hills Ecological Reserve

The California Department of Fish and Game also maintains the Panoche Hills Ecological Reserve, an ecological reserve within the hills.^[3]

Natural history

The Hills contain examples of fossilized remains of Mesozoic era cold seeps.^[4]

See also

• Panoche Pass
• Panoche Valley

References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Recreation Map of Panoche Hills . www.blm.gov.
2. Web site: Panoche Hills. 2022-06-29. www.blm.gov. 2016-02-27.
3. Web site: DFG - Lands - Ecological Reserves - Central Region - Panoche Hills Ecological Reserve. 2012-09-10.
4. Web site: Hilde . Schwartz . J. Casey . Moore. A Paleocene Cold Seep System in the Panoche Hills, California. 3 April 2004. pdf. 2012-09-10.