Boiling Point, California | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | California#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Boiling Point |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 34.5222°N -118.2623°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | California |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Los Angeles |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Title1: | Platted |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Elevation Ft: | 3163 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 06-07305 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1660355 |
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, 12miles, west of Palmdale, where "many radiators blew their stacks after a tedious climb. Traffic would back up for miles."[1]
Ritter Ranch Park, a multi-purpose recreational area, is located north of the area along Boiling Point Road.[2] Boiling Point Road has been described as a transmission-line access route.[3]