Santa Lucia Range
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The Santa Lucia Range or Santa Lucia Mountains is a rugged mountain range in coastal Central California, running from Carmel southeast for 140 miles to the Cuyama River in San Luis Obispo County. The
November 2005 view from summit of Cone Peak, the highest coastal mountain in the lower 48 US states.
Santa Lucias in the clouds, near Santa Margarita
Hearst Castle was built atop Cuesta Ridge, the first ridgeline in from the ocean in that part of the Santa Lucia range.
Tassajara Zen Mountain Center was built in the heart of the Santa Lucia range, in Monterey County.
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
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