The Mt. Pinos Ranger District of the Los Padres National Forest includes Brush Mt., San Emigdio Mt., Antimony Peak, and Tecuya Mt., to the north and Thorn Point, San Rafael Peak, McDonald Peak, White Mt., and Dome Mt. to the south. Mt. Pinos, Frazier Mt., and Alamo Mt., are three prominent mountains which are also in the district. The District encompasses portions of Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and Kern Counties. There is no formal name for the mountain ranges of which the districts are a part. Elevations range from 2,000 feet near the junction of Fish Creek with Piru Creek to 8,831 feet at the summit of Mt. Pinos.
Vegetation varies from sagebrush and annual grasses to mixed coniferous forests.
The District extends a maximum of 21 miles north and south and 26 miles east and west. Private ownership is consolidated into several major blocks of property located in Lockwood Valley, Cuddy Valley, Frazier Park, Mill Potrero. 193 acres are privately owned. For information about this district's recreation, visit the Mt. Pinos section of our Visitors Info Page.