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Mount Pinos (/ ˈ p aɪ n oʊ s /) (Samala: 'Iwɨhɨnmu) is a mountain located in the Los Padres National Forest on the boundary between Ventura and Kern counties in California. The summit, at 8,847 feet (2,697 m), is the highest point in Ventura County. [ 2 ]
Apr. 11—A disagreement about how to defend southern Kern County mountains against wildfire may spread westward to Mount Pinos. The U.S. Forest Service, still in court over its efforts to thin ...
The Mt. Pinos Ranger District of the southern Los Padres National Forest — in the San Emigdio and Sierra Madre Mountains in California's Santa Barbara, Kern, and Ventura Counties. This category includes trails, mountains, rivers, campgrounds, and other features found in or primarily affecting the district.
Many vegetation types are represented in the Los Padres, including chaparral, the common ground cover of most coastal ranges in California below about 5,000 feet (1,500 m), and coniferous forests, which can be found in abundance in the Ventana Wilderness as well as the region around Mount Pinos in northern Ventura County.
The wilderness area extends from just west of the summit of Mount Pinos (8,831 ft; 2,692 m) 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 ...
The National Weather Service issued its first-ever blizzard warning for the San Bernardino County mountains, following a similar warning for Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
The wilderness area is primarily located within the Ojai and Mt. Pinos ranger districts of the LPNF. 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).
Mt. Pinos Ranger District, Los Padres National Forest (4 P) O. Ojai Ranger District, Los Padres National Forest (2 P) S. San Emigdio Mountains (1 C, 35 P)