California Gazetteer
Ballard Mountain is a physical feature (summit) in Los Angeles County. The primary coordinates for Ballard Mountain places it within the CA 91301 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Ballard Mountain |
| Category: | California physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | Located in sec 6,T1S,R18W, San Bernardino Meridian. Located just outside the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, 1.6 km (1 mi) W of Seminole Hot Springs, 10 km (6 mi) N of Malibu. |
| History: | "Until the 1960's, this summit was known by the pejorative form. In 1964, all such names were changed by the Board on Geographic Names (BGN) to ""Negro."" In 2009, the name was changed to recognize the summit's association with John Ballard (d. c.1900), an early black pioneer in the area." |
| County: | Los Angeles County |
| Latitude: | 34.1097236 |
| Longitude: | -118.8098013 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Ballard Mountain: Ballard Mountain.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Ballard Mountain does not include property ownership information.
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Westlake Village city, CA
(1.9 miles NNW) Agoura Hills, CA (2.7 miles NE) Lake Sherwood, CA (4.3 miles WNW) Thousand Oaks, CA (4.5 miles NNW) Oak Park, CA (5.5 miles NNE) |
Malibu, CA
(7.2 miles S) Pepperdine University, CA (7.4 miles SE) Casa Conejo, CA (9.2 miles NW) Hidden Hills, CA (9.7 miles ENE) Bell Canyon, CA (9.8 miles NE) |
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Seminole Hot Springs, CA
(1.4 miles E) Cornell, CA (1.9 miles E) Westlake Village, CA (2.4 miles N) Triunfo Corner, CA (3.4 miles NNW) Oak Hill, CA (3.4 miles SSE) |
Malibu Junction, CA
(3.9 miles NE) Malibu Vista, CA (4.7 miles SSE) Agoura, CA (4.7 miles ENE) Malibu Bowl, CA (5.1 miles SE) Malibu West, CA (5.3 miles SSW) |
