Mt. Pinos is a mostly granitic peak in the Los Padres National Forest. At 8,847' the summit is the highest point of Kern County and the highest point of the Transverse Range west of Tejon Pass. According to Wikipedia, "The view from the summit on a clear day encompasses the southern Central Valley, the southernmost Sierra Nevada, much of northern Ventura county, much of the Santa Barbara County mountains, the Caliente Range and the Carrizo Plain. The trace of the San Andreas Fault, clearly visible to the northwest, cuts between Mount Pinos and the mountains immediately to the north. The trace extends all the way to Soda Lake in the Carrizo Plain along the Elkhorn Scarp." Mt. Pinos experiences some of the coldest temperatures and harshest winters in southern California and typically receives several feet of snow each year.

Large-flowered lotus
Lotus grandiflorus var. grandiflorus
Fabaceae

Martin's paintbrush
Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii
Scrophulariaceae
[Named for Domingo Castillejo Muñoz, 1744-1793]

Grinnell's penstemon
Penstemon grinnellii var. scrophularioides
Scrophulariaceae
[Named for Fordyce Grinnell, Jr., 1882-1943]

Mojave ceanothus
Ceanothus greggii var. vestitus
Rhamnaceae
[Named for Josiah Gregg, 1806-1850]

Jepson's morning glory
Calystegia malacophylla ssp. pedicellata
Convolvulaceae

White tidy tips
Layia glandulosa
Asteraceae
[Named for George Tradescant Lay, 1799-1844]

Western wallflower
Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum
Brassicaceae

Ponderosa pine
Pinus ponderosa
Pinaceae

Pine lousewort
Pedicularis semibarbata
Scrophulariaceae

Curved stem phacelia
Phacelia curvipes
Hydrophyllaceae

California milkweed
Asclepias californica
Asclepiadaceae

Wax currant
Ribes cereum var. cereum
Grossulariaceae

Pussy paws
Calyptridium monospermum
Portulacaceae

Brewer's lupine
Lupinus breweri var. bryoides
Fabaceae
[Named for William Henry Brewer, 1828-1910]