Cobblestone Mountain is a

peak Peak or The Peak may refer to: Basic meanings Geology * Mountain peak ** Pyramidal peak, a mountaintop that has been sculpted by erosion to form a point Mathematics * Peak hour or rush hour, in traffic congestion * Peak (geometry), an (''n''-3)-di ...

in the

Topatopa Mountains The Topatopa Mountains are a mountain range in Ventura County, California, north of Ojai, Santa Paula, and Fillmore. They are part of the Transverse Ranges of Southern California. Etymology A name for the mountains was first inscribed within the ...

, in

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, several miles north of Piru,

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. At , it is the second highest peak of the Topatopa Mountains after Alamo mountain, and followed by

Hines Peak Hines Peak is a mountain of the Topatopa Mountains, in Ventura County, California, at an elevation of . It is the second highest peak of the Topatopa Mountains after Cobblestone Mountain. It is located within the Ventura County section of Los P ...

. Snow frequently falls on the mountain during winter. When viewing the Topatopa Mountains from the east, Cobblestone Mountain is the most visibly prominent mountain of the entire range. It can be seen from the

Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley (SCV) is part of the upper watershed of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. The valley was part of the Rancho San Francisco Mexican land grant. Located in Los Angeles County, its main population center is the ...

, the

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from higher areas, on the westbound descent of the

Santa Susana Pass The Santa Susana Pass, originally Simi Pass, is a low mountain pass in the Simi Hills of Southern California, connecting the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles neighborhood of Chatsworth, to the city of Simi Valley and eponymous valley. It ha ...

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, and in Gorman heading southbound on

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The peak is in the

Sespe Wilderness The Sespe Wilderness is a wilderness area in the eastern Topatopa Mountains and southern Sierra Pelona Mountains, within the Los Padres National Forest (LPNF), in Ventura County, Southern California. The wilderness area is primarily located wit ...

, which is part of the

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Sunset Over The Topatopa Mountains - From Santa Clarita

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Topatopa Mountains Mountains of Ventura County, California Los Padres National Forest Mountains of Southern California {{VenturaCountyCA-geo-stub

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