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
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.
Santa Ynez Mountains
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The Santa Ynez Mountains are a portion of the Transverse Ranges, part of the Pacific Coast Ranges of the west coast of North America. It is the westernmost range in the Transverse Ranges.
Upper San Roque Canyon in the Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Barbara County
Chaparral-covered south slopes of the Santa Ynez Mountains, near Santa Barbara, California
View from a cave in Lizard's Mouth, Coldwater Sandstone, Santa Ynez Mountains
Mixed woodland-covered north slopes of the Santa Ynez Mountains, Oak savanna in the foreground, near Santa Ynez, California