Balls (mountain range)

Balls
Looking north from the Portuguese Overlook Observation Site, toward the Balls.
Highest point
Elevation2,413 m (7,917 ft)
Geography
Balls is located in California
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Location of Balls in California[1]
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionSierra Nevada
DistrictMadera County
Range coordinates37°30′28″N 119°21′6″W / 37.50778°N 119.35167°W / 37.50778; -119.35167
Topo mapUSGS Timber Knob

The Balls are a mountain range within the Sierra Nevada, in Madera County, California.[1] They are "glacier-carved granite domes"[2] and have been described as "looking like smooth scoops of butterscotch ice cream".[3] The mountain range has federal protection as part of the Sierra National Forest.

References

  1. ^ a b "Balls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. ^ Mohlenbrock, Robert H (2006). This Land: A Guide to Western National Forests. Vol. 1. University of California Press. p. 180. ISBN 978-0520239678.
  3. ^ Magley, Beverly (1999). National Forest Scenic Byways Far West. Globe Pequot. p. 156. ISBN 978-1560446538.


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