page_title: Piñon Hills, California
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Piñon Hills, California / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Aerial view from the north of the San Gabriel Mountains showing Mescal Creek Road (right foreground, running to center), Mount Baden-Powell (above center, slightly right of center), and Mountain High Resort (ski area left of center). Behind Mount Baden-Powell, the San Gabriel and Morris reservoirs are visible, then the Los Angeles Basin, and the Palos Verdes peninsula and Santa Catalina Island in the far distance.
context_page_description: Piñon Hills is a census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California, near the Los Angeles County line. It is located along Pearblossom Highway, 28 miles east of Palmdale, and 15 miles west of the Cajon Pass where Pearblossom Highway meets Interstate 15. The town lies within 25 miles of Hesperia and Victorville. Piñon Hills is in a tri-community that consists of Piñon Hills, Phelan, and Wrightwood. The elevation is 4,173 feet. The population was 7,272 at the 2010 census.
context_section_description: According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 32.1 square miles (83.2 km²), 99.99% of it land, and 0.01% of it water.
caption: Much of Piñon Hills is visible in the lower left of this aerial view across Mount Baden-Powell in the San Gabriel Mountains, with the Los Angeles Basin beyond.
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