Panoche Hills

proper noun

A mountain range in Fresno County, California, United States; known for both being a natural area preserved by the Bureau of Land Management and for the fossils from the Mesozoic found within it.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Panoche Hills pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA mountain range in Fresno County, California, United States; known for both being a natural area preserved by the Bureau of Land Management and for the fossils from the Mesozoic found within it.

Origin

From panoche (“type of sugar”) + hills pl, named after the Panoche Valley.

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APA

Panoche Hills. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Panoche%20Hills

MLA

“Panoche Hills.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Panoche%20Hills. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Panoche Hills,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Panoche%20Hills.

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