Sagehen Hills

Coordinates: 39°24′35.661″N 120°14′24.724″W / 39.40990583°N 120.24020111°W / 39.40990583; -120.24020111
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Sagehen Hills
Sagehen Hills is located in California
Sagehen Hills
Sagehen Hills
location of Sagehen Hills in California[1]
Highest point
Elevation2,131 m (6,991 ft)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
DistrictNevada County
Range coordinates39°24′35.661″N 120°14′24.724″W / 39.40990583°N 120.24020111°W / 39.40990583; -120.24020111
Topo mapUSGS Hobart Mills

The Sagehen Hills are a low mountain range in Nevada County, California.[1]

The Sagehen Hills are part of the Sagehen Creek watershed and lie entirely within the Sagehen Experimental Forest.[2] Research has been a major management focus for the Sagehen basin since the founding of Sagehen Creek Field Station in 1951.

The Sagehen basin, including Sagehen Hills, differs from the surrounding watersheds in that it is essentially formed of un-glaciated volcanic overburden. Most of the Tahoe-Donner area is glacially scoured down to granite bed rock.

References[edit]

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