Missouri Triangle is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Kern County,

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

. It is located north of McKittrick, at an elevation of . Defined by the triple junction of California State Route 33, Lost Hills Road, and 7th Standard Road, it is entirely within the

South Belridge Oil Field The South Belridge Oil Field is a large oil field in northwestern Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California, about forty miles west of Bakersfield. Discovered in 1911, and having a cumulative production of over of oil at the end of 2008, it ...

. Within the triangle formed by the inexact junction of the three major roads, there is a mini-mart and a water tower, with the place name painted on the water tower.

Aera Energy LLC Aera Energy LLC (or simply Aera) is a natural gas, oil exploration and production company started as a joint venture between Shell plc (through Shell USA) and Mobil (which later merged to form ExxonMobil). Headquartered in Bakersfield, Cal ...

operates most of the oil wells in the immediate vicinity.DOGGR online mapping service
. Zoom in on Latitude 35.439711 / Longitude -119.690198 to see the active well visible in the photograph.

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Unincorporated communities in Kern County, California Unincorporated communities in California {{KernCountyCA-geo-stub