Boiling Point, California

Boiling Point, California
Unincorporated community
Boiling Point is located in California
Boiling Point
Boiling Point
Location within California
Boiling Point is located in the United States
Boiling Point
Boiling Point
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 34°31′19.97″N 118°15′44.28″W / 34.5222139°N 118.2623000°W / 34.5222139; -118.2623000
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
Elevation
3,163 ft (964 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
FIPS code06-07305
GNIS ID1660355

Boiling Point is an archaic placename in the Antelope Valley of the Mojave Desert, in northern Los Angeles County, California, United States. The name refers to a landmark hill along the Sierra Highway, 12 mi (19 km), west of Palmdale, where "many radiators blew their stacks after a tedious climb. Traffic would back up for miles."

Area attractions

Ritter Ranch Park, a multi-purpose recreational area, is located north of the area along Boiling Point Road. Boiling Point Road has been described as a transmission-line access route.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Boiling Point, California", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ↑ Padilla, Steve (December 25, 1989). "The Road Less Traveled : Nostalgia trip: Rural Sierra Highway to the high desert holds on proudly to its traditional eccentricity". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ritter Ranch". LAMountains.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Simi Valley Star 29 May 1984, page 1". Newspapers.com. Retrieved November 8, 2023.