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The following is a list of mountain passes and gaps in California.California is geographically diverse with numerous roads and railways traversing within its borders. In the middle of the U.S. state lies the California Central Valley, bounded by the coastal mountain ranges in the west, the Sierra Nevada to the east, the Cascade Range in the north and the Tehachapi Mountains in the south.
Of the most prominent summits of California, only Mount Whitney exceeds 3000 meters (9843 feet) of topographic prominence. Five peaks exceed 2000 meters (6562 feet), nine peaks are ultra-prominent summits with more than 1500 meters (4921 feet), and 35 peaks exceed 1000 meters (3281 feet) of topographic prominence.
The Santa Anas include a number of high-mountain streams that flow for all or most of the year, although once out of the foothills these waterways are ephemeral.The major streams rising from the western side of the range drain into the Pacific Ocean; these include Peters Canyon Wash, Serrano Creek, San Diego Creek, Aliso Creek, Trabuco Creek, San Juan Creek, and San Mateo Creek.
The Laguna Mountains are a popular recreation area in Cleveland National Forest.They comprise the southernmost crest along the Pacific Crest Trail. [3]Their relatively high altitude induces the highest snowfall in San Diego County making it one of the few local places to offer snow activities like sledding and snowshoeing.
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Mammoth Mountain: Mammoth Lakes, California: 1955 April 12, 2017 Eighth largest lift system in North America [20] Snowshoe: Snowshoe, West Virginia: December 13, 1974 April 10, 2017 Snow Valley Mountain Resort: Running Springs, California: 1924 January, 2023 Merged with nearby Snow Summit and Big Bear Mountain [21] Solitude Mountain Resort ...
Laguna Summit is a highway pass through the Cuyamaca Mountains of southeastern San Diego County, California, traversed by Interstate 8 at an altitude of 4,055 feet (1,236 m). Of the four 4,000 feet (1,200 m) highway summits eastward of San Diego, the Laguna Summit is the second.
The Cuyamaca Mountains (Kumeyaay: ‘Ekwiiyemak), [2] locally the Cuyamacas, are a mountain range of the Peninsular Ranges in San Diego County, California. [1] The mountain range runs roughly northwest to southeast. The Laguna Mountains are directly adjacent to the east, with Palomar Mountain and Hot Springs Mountain more distant to the north.