Walker Basin

Walker Basin is a valley in the Southern Sierra [Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada], in Kern County, California. It is named for Joseph R. 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 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, California|Fig Orchard] and Millersville are to the south over a ridge.