Yankee Canyon
Yankee Canyon is a valley in Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California and has an elevation of 2,608 feet. Yankee Canyon is situated nearby to the village Mountain Mesa, as well as near the hamlet Squirrel Mountain Valley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Isabella Dam.
Isabella Dam
Dam
Isabella Dam is an embankment dam located in the Kern River Valley, about halfway down the Kern River course, between the towns of Kernville and Lake Isabella in Kern County, California. Isabella Dam is situated 2½ miles west of Yankee Canyon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mountain Mesa and Squirrel Mountain Valley.
Mountain Mesa
Village
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Mountain Mesa is a census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States. Mountain Mesa is located 2 miles west of South Lake at an elevation of 2,641 feet. The population was 823 at the 2020 census, up from 777 at the 2010 census. Mountain Mesa is situated 2½ miles southeast of Yankee Canyon.
Squirrel Mountain Valley
Hamlet
Squirrel Mountain Valley is a census-designated place in the southern Sierra Nevadas, in Kern County, California, United States. Squirrel Mountain Valley is located in the Lake Isabella area 5 miles northeast of Bodfish, at an elevation of 2,900 feet. Squirrel Mountain Valley is situated 3 miles southeast of Yankee Canyon.
Wofford Heights
Village
Wofford Heights is a census-designated place in the southern Sierra Nevada, in Kern County, California, United States. Wofford Heights is located in the west Kern River Valley, 3.5 miles south-southwest of Kernville, at an elevation of 2,684 feet. Wofford Heights is situated 3½ miles north of Yankee Canyon.
Yankee Canyon
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 2,608 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.65856° or 35° 39′ 31″ northLongitude
-118.44175° or 118° 26′ 30″ westElevation
2,608 feet (795 metres)Open location code
8573MH55+C8GeoNames ID
5410757
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