Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 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.
Appalachian Trail at Slaughter Mountain: A National Recreation Trail which forms a 60-mile (97 km) loop in combination with the Appalachian Trail. East Coast Greenway: 3,000 4,828 Eastern U.S. Calais, Maine: Key West, Florida: 29% complete as of 2013, multi-use path Eastern Continental Trail: 5,400 8,690 Eastern U.S. Key West, Florida: Belle ...
Path through Lete on the Annapurna Circuit. Trek to Everest Base Camp, an 18-day trail to the base camp of Mt. Everest; 230 km (140 mi) Annapurna Circuit, a 3-week loop trek through the Annapurna range; 277 km (172 mi) Manaslu Circuit Trek, a 3-week loop trek through the adjacent range to the Annapurna region—the Manaslu region.
The Skyline-to-the-Sea Trail is a 29.5-mile (47.5 km) hiking trail that descends from the ridge of the Santa Cruz Mountains in California to the Pacific Ocean, passing through Castle Rock State Park and Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Big Basin is California's oldest state park.
In 2022, Travel + Leisure named Crandon Park one of Florida's best beaches in Key Biscayne. Kiawah Island in South Carolina Kiawah Island is known for its 10-mile coastline, wildlife, and golf resort.
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 .
Cliffs along California’s northernmost coast have been eroding faster than the more populated bluffs of Southern California — one of many conclusions highlighted in a new map and study that ...