Places: CA-Patterson Bluffs

Patterson Bluffs-4,698' (Patterson Mountain) (36.9221690, -119.0834478)
Legal: T11, R26E, Sec 36

	Deg	Min	Vertical Deg	Min	Distance	Visible
Delilah	13	27	0	23	9.4	Yes
Park Ridge	330	33	-1	3	15.7	Yes
Buck Rock	316	7	-2	41	17.8

Patterson Creek-1,831' (Patterson Mountain) (36.9085579, -119.0840033)
Legal: T11S, R27E, Sec 31

	Deg	Min	Vertical Deg	Min	Distance	Visible
Delilah	14	54	-4	11	7.5	Yes
Park Ridge	328	40	-4	51	14.9
Buck Rock	313	51	-4	48	17.2

Patterson Mountain-8,133' (Patterson Mountain) (36.9743907, -119.0570585)
Legal: T11S, R27E, Sec 20

	Deg	Min	Vertical Deg	Min	Distance	Visible
Delilah	16	9	3	37	12.3	Yes
Park Ridge	340	6	1	21	18.4	Yes
Buck Rock	326	32	0	48	19.7

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Description:
According to the book California Trails High Sierra Region by Peter Massey, Jeanne Wilson, Angela Titus, Patterson Bluffs and Mountain was named after John A Patterson, a native of Georgia who had a large ranch in the area. He moved to the area in 1852 to mine gold, made come money and bought cattle. He stayed around the Kings River for abut 14 years.  Later on, he was a major player in building the Fresno County courthouse.

According to Wikipedia, there was also a John A Patterson who house John Sontag, a fugitive of Southern Pacific Railroad. This ranch was 10 miles NE of Visalia. It was here that the Battle of Stone Corral was fought.

According to GNIS:

• Patterson Creek:     2.5 mile long tributary of North Fork Kings River.
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Pictures:

Patterson Creek Going Over Patterson Bluffs

Patterson Bluffs-At least the east part

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