Kalmia Hills

Kalmia Hills is located in California
Kalmia Hills
Kalmia Hills
Location of the Kalmia Hills in California[1]
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Kalmia Hills is located in the United States
Kalmia Hills
Kalmia Hills
Kalmia Hills (the United States)
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Highest pointElevation2,405 ft (733 m)GeographyCountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaRegionPeninsular RangesDistrictRiverside CountyRange coordinates33°57′46.059″N 117°11′45.135″W / 33.96279417°N 117.19587083°W / 33.96279417; -117.19587083Topo mapUSGS Sunnymead

The Kalmia Hills are a low mountain range of the Peninsular Ranges System, in northwestern Riverside County of southern California.[1]

Geography

The range defines the northern side of the Moreno Valley landform, and is north of the city of Moreno Valley. Their highest point is 2,405 feet (733 m) in elevation.

The Box Springs Mountains parallel them along the southwest, and the La Loma Hills and community of Grand Terrace are to the northwest.

Geology

Geologically, the Kalmia Hills are on the northeastern edge of the Perris Block formation, along the San Jacinto Fault Zone.

See also

  • Mountain ranges of Riverside County, California

References

  1. ^ a b "Kalmia Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.


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