Metropolitan Fresno, officially Fresno–Hanford–Corcoran, CA CSA, is a metropolitan area in the San Joaquin Valley, in the United States, consisting of Fresno and Madera counties. It is the third-large
Downtown Fresno skyline
The Santa Fe Passenger Depot is the largest train station in Metropolitan Fresno.
The Central Valley is a broad, elongated, flat valley that dominates the interior of California, United States. It is 40–60 mi wide and runs approximately 450 mi from north-northwest to south-southeas
Metropolitan Fresno
…Fresno is anchored by Fresno, the fifth-largest city in California and the 34th-largest in the United States. The metropolitan area is located in the Central Valley, which is one of the world's most productive agricultural regions. It has a large agricultural economy despite being increasingly urbanized. In more…
Typical flat farmland of the Central Valley as seen from the air
The Central Valley from the air, looking south from near Rio Vista
The valley as seen from Interstate 5, looking south near Derrick Avenue in Fresno County
An example of the differences between the geology of the valley floor and that of the rugged hills of the Coast Ranges (Between Tracy and Patterson, CA:Interstate 5)