Mount Pinos
| Mount Pinos | |
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Summit of Mount Pinos; view from the east-southeast
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,847 ft (2,697 m) NAVD 88 |
| Prominence | 4,800 ft (1,463 m) |
| Listing | California county high points 22nd |
| Coordinates | 34°48′42″N 119°08′50″W / 34.811645°N 119.1473303°WCoordinates: 34°48′42″N 119°08′50″W / 34.811645°N 119.1473303°W |
| Geography | |
 Mount Pinos
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| Location | Kern / Ventura counties, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Transverse Ranges |
| Topo map | USGS Sawmill Mountain |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Road hike |
Mount Pinos (/pinoʊs/, traditionally /paɪnoʊs/) is a mountain located in the Los Padres National Forest on the boundary between Ventura and Kern counties in California. The summit, at 8,847 feet (2,697 m), is the highest point in Ventura County. The mountain is the highest point of the Transverse Ranges west of Tejon Pass, as well as the southernmost point of the Salinian Block.
The summit of the mountain itself is relatively flat and open with several subsidiary summits. Open stands of conifers separated by chaparral shrub areas predominate.
The view from the summit on a clear day encompasses the southern Central Valley, the southernmost Sierra Nevada, much of northern Ventura county, much of the Santa Barbara County mountains, the Caliente Range and the Carrizo Plain. The trace of the San Andreas Fault, clearly visible to the northwest, cuts between Mount Pinos and the mountains immediately to the north. The trace extends all the way to Soda Lake in the Carrizo Plain along the Elkhorn Scarp. The lights of Bakersfield and surrounding towns are visible on a clear evening to the north and northeast.
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