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Canebrake | |
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 Overview of Canebrake, nestled in theKern River Valley as seen facing northwest from near Pinyon Peak | |
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| Coordinates:35°43′42″N118°08′18″W / 35.72833°N 118.13833°W /35.72833; -118.13833 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern County |
| Elevation | 924 m (3,031 ft) |
Canebrake is anunincorporated community inKern County,California.[1] It is located alongCalifornia State Route 178 in the South Fork Valley, 5.3 miles (9 km) east-northeast ofOnyx at an elevation of 3,031 feet (924 m).[1]
Canebrake Creek, which State Route 178 follows down to Canebrake from theWalker Pass, was named byRobert S. Williamson in the fall of 1853 after he observed Indians there collecting the sugary reeds from a canebrake, or bulrush patch.[2] The creek is a major tributary of theSouth Fork Kern River, which it flows into at Bloomfield Ranch, part of theCanebrake Ecological Reserve.
The original town site was located about three miles further east on Isabella-Walker Pass Road. The area was the site of a speakeasy and alcohol still during prohibition, run by a local bootlegger named Victor Hugo. The Chimney Peak Back Country Byway splits off from Route 178 in Canebrake, leading to theChimney Peak Wilderness and connecting to some of the most rugged and remote areas of the SouthernSierra Nevada.
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