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San Rafael Mountains

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Big Pine Mountain (6800+ ft/2073+ m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	California
Area	1,126 sq mi / 2,917 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	35 mi / 56 km North-South 66 mi / 107 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	34° 46' N; 120° 5' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of San Rafael Mountains
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the San Rafael Mountains.

Transverse Ranges	Level 4 (Parent)
Sierra Madre	Level 5 (Sibling)
San Rafael Mountains	Level 5
Santa Ynez Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
San Emigdio Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Ventura Ranges	Level 5 (Sibling)
Sierra Pelona-Portal Ridge	Level 5 (Sibling)
San Gabriel Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
San Bernardino Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Santa Monica Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the San Rafael Mountains

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Big Pine Mountain	6800+	2073+
2.	San Rafael Mountain	6593	2010
3.	Peak 6590	6590	2009
4.	Madulce Peak	6536	1992
5.	Samon Peak	6227	1898
6.	McKinley Mountain	6200+	1890+
7.	Peak 6080	6080+	1853+
8.	Santa Cruz Peak	5570	1698
9.	Peak 4747	4747	1447
10.	Cachuma Mountain	4696	1431
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the San Rafael Mountains

Big Pine Mountain Big Pine Mountain summit register (2013-05-26). Photo by Patrick ONeill. Click here for larger-size photo.	San Rafael Mountain San Rafael Mountain viewed from McKinley Mountain summit (2021-08-07). Photo by Christopher "Neo" L. Click here for larger-size photo.
Madulce Peak Malduce summit looking East (2013-05-26). Photo by Patrick ONeill. Click here for larger-size photo.	Big Pine Mountain-West Peak Big Pine Mountain - West summit (2013-05-26). Photo by Patrick ONeill. Click here for larger-size photo.
McKinley Mountain Mckinley Mountain Summit (2016-04-17). Photo by Steve Lynes. Click here for larger-size photo.	Cachuma Mountain Cachuma mountain from near the trailhead (2019-04-21). Photo by Christopher Burdorf. Click here for larger-size photo.
Figueroa Mountain The Fire Lookout still stands, but is behind a fence line (2021-03-25). Photo by Robert Luher. Click here for larger-size photo.	Little Pine Mountain Benchmark View of Little Pine Mountain Benchmark with Alaxendar Peak to the left from Camuesa Road (2016-05-07). Photo by Mike Maki. Click here for larger-size photo.
Alexander Peak View of Little Pine Mountain Benchmark with Alaxendar Peak to the left from Camuesa Road (2016-05-07). Photo by Mike Maki. Click here for larger-size photo.

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