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Walker Basin
Walker Basin California Caliente Bodfish Road.JPG
South view of Caliente Bodfish/Walser roads intersection in the basin
Walker Basin is located in California
Walker Basin
Walker Basin
Location in California
Floor elevation 3,376 ft (1,029 m)
Area 10–11 square miles (26–28 km2)
Geography
Location California, United States
District Kern County
Borders on Breckenridge Mountain (west); Piute Mountain (northeast)

Walker Basin is a valley in the Southern Sierra Nevada, in Kern County, California. It is named for Joseph Reddeford Walker, a pioneer in the area.

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 7,548 feet (2,301 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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