10.79-acre lot near Big Pine and County Line, Mount Waterman, APN 3065-004-045

From USGS elevation data (about 10 m detail), so small banks and retaining walls won't show. Turn on 3D on the map above to see the slopes around it.

Olete-Kilburn-Goulding families complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes

Olete family soil makes up about 35% of the mapped area.

Water

Water soaks in and drains readily

Farming without irrigation

Class 6 of 8: Grazing, not crops, limited by erosion.

Building a house (no basement)

Very limited · slope, depth to hard bedrock, large stones

Septic system

Very limited · depth to bedrock, slope, slow water movement

Typical layers for the main soil mapped in this area by the USDA soil survey (CA776, 1:24,000), shaded by texture. Your lot may differ: get a soil or percolation test before you buy to build.

Spend a year here and summer stays mild, around 82°F at its warmest; winter nights reach freezing (27°F lows in February), so expect frost; most of the 22.7 inches of rain a year falls Dec–Mar.

30-year averages (1991–2020) for this spot from PRISM, Oregon State University, at about 800 m detail. Single years can be much hotter, colder or wetter.

Tax Status

Current

Yearly Tax Bill

$175

From the LA County Treasurer and Tax Collector's rolls, checked Oct 21, 2026.

The assessment has stayed within the 2% a year limit, so the county hasn't reassessed it for a sale or new building in this period. Assessed values are not market prices.