Walker Basin

{{for|the central Lahontan drainage basin associated with Walker Lake|Walker River Basin}}

{{Infobox valley

| name = Walker Basin

| photo = Walker Basin California Caliente Bodfish Road.JPG

| photo_caption = South view of Caliente Bodfish/Walser roads intersection in the basin

| map = California

| relief =

| map_caption = Location in California

| coordinates = {{coord|35|24|35|N|118|31|17|W|source:gnis-274366_region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}

| location = California, United States

| elevation_ft = 3376

| elevation_ref = {{gnis|274366}}

| district = Kern County

| area = {{convert|10|-|11|mi2|km2|sp=us}}{{cite journal

| last1 = Lawson

| first1 = Andrew C.

| date = April 1906

| title = The Geomorphic Features of the Middle Kern

| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=G5COKos1P2kC&dq=walker+basin+california&pg=PA398

| journal = University of California Publications: Bulletin of the Department of Geology

| publisher = The University Press

| location = Berkeley, California

| volume = 4

| issue = 16

| pages = 397–399

| doi =

| access-date = 2020-12-29

}}

| boundaries = Breckenridge Mountain (west); Piute Mountain (northeast)

| towns =

| traversed =

}}

Walker Basin is a valley in the Southern Sierra Nevada, in Kern County, California. It is named for Joseph R. Walker, a pioneer in the area.{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UhYfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GpwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7403%2C1713681 | title=85-year-old cowboy is a western wonder | work=The Tuscaloosa News | date=Apr 10, 1971 | accessdate=25 May 2015 | author=Hillinger, Charles | pages=A13}}

Geography

Walker Basin is located south of Lake Isabella and the Kern River Valley, east of Bakersfield, and north of Tehachapi Pass, near the southern boundary of the Sequoia National Forest. It is framed by Breckenridge Mountain at {{convert|7548|ft|m}} on the west side and Piute Mountain on the east. The community of Havilah is to the north up a canyon, and the communities of Fig Orchard and Millersville are to the south over a ridge.

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Category:Valleys of Kern County, California

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