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Lockwood Valley, California | |
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 Lockwood Valley as viewed fromMount Pinos | |
  Lockwood Valley, California Location in California | |
| Coordinates:34°43′57″N119°02′31″W / 34.73250°N 119.04194°W /34.73250; -119.04194 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Ventura County |
| Elevation | 4,839 ft (1,475 m) |
Lockwood Valley is anunincorporated community located in an eponymousvalley in northeasternVentura County, southernCalifornia,[1] and part of theMountain Communities of the Tejon Pass.
Mining for gold and silver dates back to 1853. While significant quantities were never found, there were 200 to 2, 000 miners who worked the mines. Latertwenty-mule teams hauledborax to a processing facility inLancaster. The mines were closed in the 1930s.[2]
The valley is located within theSan Emigdio Mountains at an elevation of 4,839 feet (1475m). Lockwood Creek, a tributary ofPiru Creek, runs west to east through the southern portion of the valley.[1] The valley is surrounded by theLos Padres National Forest.Frazier Park inKern County is the nearest town and is used by thePostal Service for addressing purposes for the remote area.[2]
The County of Ventura has a fenced complex that includes a seasonalVentura County Fire Department station and the Lockwood Valley Sheriff station.[3]
Media related toLockwood Valley, California at Wikimedia CommonsMunicipalities and communities ofVentura County, California,United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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