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There are three main deserts in California: the Mojave Desert, the Colorado Desert, and the Great Basin Desert. [5]: 408 The Mojave Desert is bounded by the Tehachapi Mountains on the northwest, the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains on the south, and extends eastward to California's borders with Arizona and Nevada; it also forms portions of northwest Arizona.
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.
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 .
The Granite Mountains is a mountain range in San Bernardino County, California, United States. [1] It lies east of Victorville and Apple Valley, west of Lucerne Valley. It is one of three mountain ranges in the Mojave Desert to share this name. The range is as much as 8.5 mi (13.7 km) wide, north-south, and about 10 mi (16 km) long from the ...
The Otay Mountain Wilderness is a U.S. wilderness area in San Diego County, California, 12 miles east of the community of Otay Mesa and just north of the Mexico–United States border. Some parts of the wilderness area rise quickly from sea level, reaching a peak of just over 3,500 feet (1,100 m) at the summit of Otay Mountain.
The Ord Mountains are located in the Mojave Desert of southern California, USA. The range lies in a generally east–west direction, and reaches an elevation of 6,309 feet (1,923 m) above sea level at Ord Mountain. [2] The area is administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The Ord Mountain Trail goes through one section of the mountains. [3]
The Providence Mountains are found in the eastern Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California, U.S.The range reaches an elevation of 7,162 feet (2,183 m) at Edgar Peak [2] and is home to the Mitchell Caverns Natural Preserve in the Providence Mountains State Recreation Area, and the Mojave National Preserve.
Highest point; Elevation: 5,915 ft (1,803 m) NAVD 88 [1] Prominence: 1,593 ft (486 m) [2] Listing: Desert Peaks Section List [3]: Coordinates: 1]: Geography; Location: Death Valley National Park, Inyo County, California, U.S.: Parent range: Black Mountains,: Topo map(s): USGS, Gold Valley, CA: Climbing; Easiest route: Cross country hike class 1 [3]: Smith Mountain, 5,915 feet (1,803 m), is a ...