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Cajon Pass

United States > California > San Bernardino County

Cajon Pass (/kəˈhoʊn/; Spanish: Puerto del Cajón or Paso del Cajón) is a mountain pass between the San Bernardino Mountains to the east and the San Gabriel Mountains to the west in Southern California. Created by the movements of the San Andreas Fault, it has an elevation of 3,777 ft (1,151 m). Located in…

Average elevation: 1,169 m

Palm Springs

United States > California > Riverside County

One possible origin of palm in the place name comes from early Spanish explorers who referred to the area as La Palma de la Mano de Dios or "The Palm of God's hand". The earliest use of the name "Palm Springs" is from United States Topographical Engineers who used the term in 1853 maps. According to William…

Average elevation: 859 m

Corona

United States > California > Riverside County

Average elevation: 377 m

San Diego

United States > California > San Diego County

The climate in San Diego, like most of Southern California, often varies significantly over short geographical distances, resulting in microclimates. In San Diego, this is mostly because of the city's topography (the Bay, and the numerous hills, mountains, and canyons). Frequently, particularly during the "May…

Average elevation: 125 m

Sunnyvale

United States > California > Santa Clara County

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.7 sq mi (58.8 km2), of which, 22.0 sq mi (56.9 km2) of it is land and 0.69 sq mi (1.8 km2) of it (3.09%) is water. Its elevation is 130 feet above sea level.

Average elevation: 24 m

Tehachapi

United States > California > Kern County

Tehachapi (/təˈhætʃəpi/ ; Kawaiisu: Tihachipia, meaning "hard climb") is a city in Kern County, California, United States, in the Tehachapi Mountains, at an elevation of 3,970 feet (1,210 m), between the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert. Tehachapi is 35 miles (56 km) east-southeast of Bakersfield,…

Average elevation: 1,414 m

Bowles

United States > California > Fresno County

Bowles is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 166 at the 2010 census, down from 182 at the 2000 census. Bowles is located 11 miles (18 km) south of downtown Fresno, at an elevation of 279 feet (85 m).

Average elevation: 86 m

Berkeley

United States > California > Alameda County

In 1866, Oakland's private College of California looked for a new site. It settled on a location north of Oakland along the foot of the Contra Costa Range (later called the Berkeley Hills) on Strawberry Creek, at an elevation of about 500 feet (150 m) above the bay, commanding a view of the Bay Area and the…

Average elevation: 109 m

South

United States > California > Los Angeles County

Average elevation: 130 m

Irvine

United States > California > Orange County

Average elevation: 66 m

Aliso Viejo

United States > California > Orange County

Average elevation: 127 m

Modesto

United States > California > Stanislaus County

Average elevation: 26 m

Volcano

United States > California > Volcano

Average elevation: 726 m

Sierra County

United States > California

Prior to the California Gold Rush, the area was home to both the Maidu and the Washoe peoples. They generally summered in the higher elevations to hunt and fish, and returned to lower elevations for the winter months. After the discovery of gold in the Sierra foothills sparked the California Gold Rush, more…

Average elevation: 1,690 m

Death Valley National Park

United States > California

Death Valley's Badwater Basin is the point of lowest elevation in North America, at 282 feet (86 m) below sea level. It is 84.6 miles (136.2 km) east-southeast of Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States, with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m). On the afternoon of July 10, 1913, the…

Average elevation: 1,085 m

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