Briones Hills

The Briones Hills form a low mountain range in western Contra Costa County, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States.[1]

Briones Hills
Briones Reservoir in the Briones Hills
Highest point
Elevation430 m (1,410 ft)
Geography
Briones Hills is located in California
Briones Hills
Location of Briones Hills in California[1]
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
DistrictContra Costa County
Range coordinates37°56′34.725″N 122°8′47.876″W
Topo mapUSGS Briones Valley
Geology
Type of rockInner Coast Ranges,
California Coast Ranges System

Geography

The hills are in the Southern Inner Coast Ranges group of the California Coast Ranges System.

Cities and towns adjacent to or in the foothills of the range include: Briones, Lafayette, Martinez, Orinda, Pleasant Hill, Alhambra Valley, and Walnut Creek.

Features

Briones Regional Park, in the East Bay Regional Park District System, provides hiking trails for access. It also protects some of the range's California oak woodland, chaparral, and riparian habitats.

Briones Reservoir, of the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD), is located in the western area. It is impounded by Briones Dam on Bear Creek.

The headwaters of Pinole Creek are in the Briones Hills, on the western slope of Costa Peak. The headwaters of Alhambra Creek are in the hills within Briones Regional Park.

The privately-owned enclave along Pinole Creek is also known simply as Briones.[2]

See also
  • Mountain ranges of the San Francisco Bay Area
  • Natural history of the California Coast Ranges

References
Trail in the Briones Hills.
  1. "Briones Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. web|url=https://www.briones.horse


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