Mountain Range California. The sierra nevada s i ˌ ɛr ə n ɪ ˈ v æ d ə ˈ v ɑː d ə 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 the sierra nevada is part of the american cordillera an almost continuous chain of mountain. The following list comprises the mountain ranges of u s.
The first table below ranks the 50 highest major summits of california by elevation. The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways. This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of the u s.
The range lies in and is surrounded.
The cascade range or cascades is a major mountain range of western north america extending from southern british columbia through washington and oregon to northern california it includes both non volcanic mountains such as the north cascades and the notable volcanoes known as the high cascades the small part of the range in british columbia is referred to as the canadian cascades or. The santa ana mountains are a short peninsular mountain range along the coast of southern california in the united states. This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of the u s. California s mountains include many of the highest peaks in the country including mount whitney the highest summit in the contiguous united states.