California Coast Ranges
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The Coast Ranges of California span 400 miles from Del Norte or Humboldt County, California, south to Santa Barbara County. The other three coastal California mountain ranges are the Transverse Ranges
Santa Lucia Range
Outer Northern Coast Ranges: King Range meets the sea on the Lost Coast.
Orographic lift of moist air coming off ocean produces clouds along the Santa Lucia Range, of the California Coast Ranges System - NOAA
Monument Peak over Milpitas, California
Transverse Ranges
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The Transverse Ranges are a group of mountain ranges of Southern California, in the Pacific Coast Ranges physiographic region in North America. The Transverse Ranges begin at the southern end of the C
California Coast Ranges
…miles (644 km) from Del Norte or Humboldt County, California, south to Santa Barbara County. The other three coastal California mountain ranges are the Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges and the Klamath Mountains. Physiographically, they are a section of the larger Pacific Border province, which in turn is part of the…
The Ranges rise steeply above major urban areas such as Los Angeles
Snowy Mt. Baden-Powell in the San Gabriel Mountains
Mt. San Gorgonio in the center of frame, highest peak in Transverse Ranges
View west of the eastern portion of the San Bernardino and San Gabriel Mountains, with the Mojave Desert on the right and Silverwood Lake near the boundary. The San Andreas Fault runs straight up the middle toward the horizon.