California Nature
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Mountains
California is a very mountainous country. There is a wide range of mountain peaks higher than four thousand meters above sea level. There is also Mount Whitney, the highest mountain in continental United States outside Alaska.
Mountain passes
Road Passes: California's highest road pass is Tioga Pass (3,031 m above sea level) on Highway 120 through Yosemite National Park to Mono Lake. Sonora Pass (2,933 m above sea level) is on Road 108 north of Yosemite. Sherman pass (2,804m nm)
There are a number of amazing natural wonders in California. The most famous are probably the rock walls and waterfalls in Yosemite National Park.
Caves
Among the interesting caves in California include:
- Lake Shasta Cavern
- Crystal Cave
- Lava Tube Cave
- Moaning Cavern
Lakes and Ponds
California is very rich in beautiful lakes. From scenic mountain balls in the Sierra Nevada to large lakes in the Central Valley. The most famous lakes: the unique Mono lake with tuff towers. Beautiful Lake Tahoe (North America's largest alpine lake). Pyramid lake Mountain lakes: June lake, Mammoth lakes, Bib Bear Lake, amazing Bullfrog lake, Grizzly lake, Loon lake
Canyons and valleys
Deserts
Rock formations
Waterfalls
The highest Mountains
The highest mountains in California:
- 1 / Mount Whitney (4421 m asl) in Sierra Nevada
- 2 / Mount Williamson (4383 m asl) in Sierra Nevada
- 3 / White Mountain Peak (4344 m asl) in the White Mountains
- 4 / North Palisade (4343 m asl) in Sierra Nevada
- 5 / Mount Shasta (4322 m asl) in the Cascade Mountains
The highest mountains of California / exceed three thousand meters above sea level /
- 1/ Sierra Nevada: Mount Whitney (4421 m asl)
- 2/ White Mountains: White Mountain Peak (4344 m asl)
- 3/ Cascade Mountains: Mount Shasta (4322 m asl)
- 4/ Sweetwater Range: Mount Patterson (3552 m asl)
- 5/ San Bernardino Mountains: San Gorgonio (3505 m asl)
- 6/ Glass Mountain Ridge: Glas Mountain (3392 m asl)
- 7/ Inyo Mountains: Waucoba (3390 m asl)
- 8/ Panamint Range: Telescope Peak (3368 m asl)
- 9/ San Jacinto Mountains: San Jacinto Peak (3302 m asl)
- 10/ San Gabriel Mountains: San Antonio (3068 m asl)
