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Balls (mountain range)

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Mountain range in the Sierra Nevada in California
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 CaliforniaBallsBallsLocation of Balls in California
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. They are "glacier-carved granite domes" and have been described as "looking like smooth scoops of butterscotch ice cream". The mountain range has federal protection as part of the Sierra National Forest.

References

  1. ^ "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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