Topatopa Mountains[1]
Topa Topa Mountains
"The Pink Moment" on the Topa Topa bluffs, as viewed fromUpper Ojai.
Highest point
Peak	Alamo Mountain
Elevation	7,402 ft (2,256 m)
Coordinates	34°31′48″N119°02′35″W / 34.530°N 119.043°W /34.530; -119.043
Geography
Topatopa Mountains[1]
Country	United States
State	California
County	Ventura
Parent range	Transverse Ranges
Borders on	Sierra Pelona Mountains andSierra Madre Mountains

TheTopatopa Mountains are amountain range inVentura County, California, north ofOjai,Santa Paula, andFillmore. They are part of theTransverse Ranges ofSouthern California.

A name for the mountains was first inscribed within the archives ofMission Basilica San Buenaventura in 1943, citing a nearbyChumashranchería named "Si-toptopo". In 1945, American linguist and ethnologistJohn Peabody Harrington noted that "topa" is aChumash word meaning "reed" or "rush".^[2]

The Topatopa Mountains lie in an east–west direction east of theSierra Madre Mountains, and west of theSierra Pelona Mountains. To the south lies theSanta Clara River Valley into which various creeks drain starting in the mountains into theSanta Clara River. The range reaches an elevation of 7,402 feet (2,256 m) atAlamo Mountain.Snow frequently falls on the high peaks during winter.

Several major tributaries of theSanta Clara River flow down from the Topatopa Mountains, the largest beingPiru Creek andSespe Creek.

Lake Piru is the only major reservoir located within the mountains.

The Topatopa Mountains are within the southernLos Padres National Forest. TheSespe Wilderness Area, and theSespe Condor Sanctuary, are primarily within the Topatopa Mountains and foothills. They are part of the home range of the endangeredCalifornia condor.

The habitat is of theCalifornia montane chaparral and woodlands ecoregion.Sespe Creek flows through the range, creatingSespe Gorge, withRiparian habitats of willows and woodlands.

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  Northeastern face as viewed fromSanta Clarita.
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  View from Fillmore of the Topatopa Mountains, with San Cayetano Mountain at center.
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  The southeastern face of the Topatopa Mountains as seen fromSanta Clarita Valley.
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  View fromNewbury Park withConejo Mountain in front and the Topatopa skyline behind.
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  "The Pink Moment" on Chief Peak, as seen from across a vernal pool atOjai Meadows Preserve.

• Alamo Mountain - 7,402 ft (2,256 m)
• McDonald Peak - 6,875 ft (2,096 m)
• Cobblestone Mountain - 6,738 ft (2,054 m)
• Sewart Mountain - 6,737 ft (2,053 m)
• Hines Peak - 6,703 ft (2,043 m)
• San Rafael Peak - 6,666 ft (2,032 m)
• San Guillermo Mountain - 6,609 ft (2,014 m)
• Snowy Peak - 6,537 ft (1,992 m)
• Peak 6453 - 6,453 ft (1,967 m)
• Topatopa Bluff - 6,367 ft (1,941 m)
• White Mountain - 6,253 ft (1,906 m)
• Black Mountain - 6,204 ft (1,891 m)
• Topatopa Peak Lookout - 6,200 ft (1,890 m)

• San Emigdio Mountains - to the north
• Pine Mountain Ridge - to the north and northwest
• Sulphur Mountains - northwest across theOjai Valley
• Sierra Madre Mountains - to the west
• Santa Ynez Mountains - to the southwest
• Santa Susana Mountains - to the southeast
• Sierra Pelona - to the east
• Tehachapi Mountains - to the northeast

• Sespe Creek
• Piru Creek

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