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Salinas Valley. Salinas Valley, on River Road near Greenfield. The Salinas Valley (Spanish: Valle de Salinas) [1][2] is one of the major valleys and most productive agricultural regions in California. [3] It is located west of the San Joaquin Valley and south of San Francisco Bay and the Santa Clara Valley.
The Salinas River ( Rumsen: ua kot taiauačorx) [ 6] is the longest river of the Central Coast region of California, running 175 miles (282 km) and draining 4,160 square miles (10,800 km 2 ). [ 7] It flows north-northwest and drains the Salinas Valley that slices through the central California Coast Ranges south of Monterey Bay. [ 3]
277589, 2411768. Website. www.cityofsalinas.org. Salinas (/ səˈliːnəs /; Spanish for "Salt Flats") is a city in the U.S. state of California and the seat of government of Monterey County. With a population of 163,542 in the 2020 Census, Salinas is the most populous city in Monterey County. [10] Salinas is an urban area located along the ...
According to the USGS GNIS, GPS coordinates for the southern border of the Gabilan Range follow Chalone Creek [8] which enters the Salinas River east of Greenfield, California. Chalone Creek is the principal drainage of Pinnacles National Park. [9] Fremont Peak, at 3,455 feet (1,053 m) in elevation, is the range's highest point. There are ...
Pinnacles National Park is a national park of the United States protecting a mountainous area located east of the Salinas Valley in Central California, about five miles (8 km) east of Soledad and 80 miles (130 km) southeast of San Jose. The park's namesakes are the eroded leftovers of the western half of an extinct volcano that has moved 200 ...
Soledad is a city in Monterey County, California, United States. It is in the Salinas Valley, 21 miles (34 km) southeast of Salinas, the county seat. [6][8] Soledad's population was 24,925 at the 2020 census, [7] down from 25,738 in 2010. Soledad's origins started with Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, founded by the Spanish in 1791, under ...
To the south of Paso Robles, Santa Margarita Lake (also known as Salinas Reservoir) was overflowing at 108% as of 11:30 a.m. Monday. The Salinas River flows beneath the Highway 41 bridge beside a ...
Central California is considered to be west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada. East of the Sierra is Eastern California. The largest cities in the region (over 50,000 population), from most to least populous, are Sacramento, Fresno , Bakersfield, Stockton, Modesto, Elk Grove, Salinas, Visalia, Clovis, Merced, Santa Cruz, Turlock, Madera, Lodi ...