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  2. Sierra Nevada - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. List of mountain peaks of California - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Kings Canyon National Park - Wikipedia

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    Kings Canyon National Park is an American national park in the southern Sierra Nevada, in Fresno and Tulare Counties, California. Originally established in 1890 as General Grant National Park, the park was greatly expanded and renamed on March 4, 1940. The park's namesake, Kings Canyon, is a rugged glacier -carved valley more than a mile (1,600 ...

  5. Santa Cruz Mountains - Wikipedia

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    The Santa Cruz Mountains ( Mutsun Ohlone: Mak-sah-re-jah, "Sharp Ridged Mountain of the Eagle" or "People of the Eagle Mountain") are a mountain range in central and Northern California, United States, constituting a part of the Pacific Coast Ranges. They form a ridge down the San Francisco Peninsula, south of San Francisco.

  6. Pinnacles National Park - Wikipedia

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    Pinnacles National Park is an American national park 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 miles (320 km ...

  7. Mount Whitney - Wikipedia

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    Mount Whitney (Paiute: Tumanguya; Too-man-i-goo-yah) is the highest mountain in the contiguous United States, with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m). [1] It is in East–Central California, in the Sierra Nevada, on the boundary between California's Inyo and Tulare counties, and 84.6 miles (136.2 km) [8] west-northwest of North America's lowest topographic point, Badwater Basin in Death ...

  8. Geography of California - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Table Mountain (Butte County, California) - Wikipedia

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    South Table Mountain. South Table Mountain, at 39°33′23″N 121°33′00″W, is mostly privately owned, and contains the "O", which is a big "O" on the side of the plateau, that stands for "Oroville", the city that it towers over. Dedicated on June 8, 1929 by Oroville High School (OHS) alumni Morrow Steadman, the "big O" has a concrete ...

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