Walker Basin, California

Walker Basin is an isolated unincorporated community and valley in the Southern Sierra Nevada, in Kern County, California.

"Walker Basin" redirects here. For the central Lahontan drainage basin associated with Walker Lake, see Walker River Basin.
Walker Basin
Unincorporated community
South view of Caliente Bodfish/Walser roads intersection.
Walker Basin
Location in California
Coordinates: 35°24′35″N 118°31′17″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyKern County
Elevation
3,350 ft (1,020 m)
ZIP code
93518-1701
Area code(s)661

Geography

The valley and community of Walker Basin are located south of Lake Isabella and the Kern River Valley, east of Bakersfield, and north of Tehachapi Pass, near the southern boundary of the Sequoia National Forest

The valley is framed by Breckenridge Mountain at 7,548 feet (2,301 m) on the west side and Piute Mountain on the east. The community of Havilah is to the north up a canyon, and the communities of Fig Orchard and Millersville are to the south over a ridge.

History

Walker Basin was named for Joseph Reddeford Walker, a pioneer in the area.[2]

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gollark: Well, brains aren't entirely sequential, and as far as I know I don't have to switch between walking and thinking and such at all.
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gollark: I can't actually tell if I can do those "at the same time" or am just switching between them pretty fast.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Walker Basin
  2. Hillinger, Charles (Apr 10, 1971). "85-year-old cowboy is a western wonder". The Tuscaloosa News. pp. A13. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  • "Breckenridge Mountain, California 7.5-minute Quadrangle," U.S. Geological Survey, 1994.
  • U.S. Census Bureau



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