California Coast Ranges

This article is about the mountain range. For the UNESCO Biosphere reserve, see California Coast Ranges (reserve). For the entire range of the Pacific Rim, see Pacific Coast Ranges.

California Coast Range
Santa Lucia Range
Highest point
PeakMount Linn
Elevation8,098 ft (2,468 m)
Dimensions
Length400 mi (640 km)
Geography
Map
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
Parent rangePacific Coast Ranges

The Coast Ranges of California span 400 miles (644 km) from Del Norte or Humboldt County, California, south to Santa Barbara County.[1] The other three coastal California mountain ranges are the Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges and the Klamath Mountains.[1]

Physiographically, they are a section of the larger Pacific Border province, which in turn is part of the larger Pacific Mountain System physiographic division. UNESCO has included the "California Coast Ranges Biosphere Reserve" in its Man and the Biosphere Programme of World Network of Biosphere Reserves since 1983.[2]

  1. ^ a b California Coastal Commission (November 1987). The California Coastal Resource Guide. University of California Press. pp. 384 pages. ISBN 9780520061866.
  2. ^ "20 new Biosphere Reserves added to UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme". UNESCO: Ecological Sciences for Sustainable Development. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2012.