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Mount Whitney is the highest mountain peak in the Sierra Nevada, the State of California, and the contiguous United States. The following list comprises the mountain ranges of U.S. State of California designated by the United States Board on Geographic Names and cataloged in the Geographic Names Information System .
North Palisade is the highest summit of the Palisades of the Sierra Nevada. The stratovolcano Mount Shasta is the second most topographically prominent California mountain peak. Mount Humphreys in the Sierra Nevada. Mount Darwin is the highest summit of the Evolution Peaks of the Sierra Nevada. Mount Tom in the Sierra Nevada.
Geography of California. Coordinates: 37°9′58″N 119°26′58″W. Map of California topography and geomorphic provinces. California's major mountain ranges. California is a U.S. state on the western coast of North America. Covering an area of 163,696 sq mi (423,970 km 2 ), California is among the most geographically diverse states.
The Sierra Nevada ( / siˌɛrə nɪˈvædə, - ˈvɑːd -/ see-ERR-ə nih-VA (H)D-ə) [ 6][ a] is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily in Nevada.
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 California Coast Ranges and lie within Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and Kern counties.
Baldwin Hills (mountain range) Bartlett Mountains. Bernasconi Hills. Bighorn Mountains (California) Bissell Hills. Black Hills (Kern County) Black Hills (Riverside County) Black Hills (San Bernardino County) Box Springs Mountains.
The San Bernardino Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in Southern California in the United States. [3] Situated north and northeast of San Bernardino and spanning two California counties, the range tops out at 11,503 feet (3,506 m) at San Gorgonio Mountain – the tallest peak in Southern California. [ 4 ]
Mountain ranges of California. Mountain ranges of California in the Western United States. Category: Mountain ranges of Southern California — San Luis Obispo/Kern/San Bernardino and southward; see Southern California Counties . Category: Mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert — subregion of Southern California; see Mojave Desert.