Transverse Ranges

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geologic region mountain range system

The Transverse Ranges are an east–west trending system of mountain ranges in Southern California known for their complex geology and for separating coastal regions from inland deserts.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Transverse Ranges Province	5
San Bernardino Mountains	4
San Bernardino Mountains region	1
San Gabriel Mountains	1
Santa Monica Mountains	1
Transverse Ranges system	1
western Transverse Ranges	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geologic region ⓘ mountain range system ⓘ
adjacentTo	Sonoran Desert ⓘ surface form: Colorado Desert Los Angeles Basin ⓘ Mojave Desert ⓘ Santa Barbara Channel ⓘ
climateEffect	orographic precipitation on coastal slopes ⓘ rain shadow on inland deserts ⓘ
contains	Topatopa Mountains ⓘ surface form: Liebre Mountains Little San Bernardino Mountains ⓘ Puente Hills ⓘ San Bernardino Mountains ⓘ San Emigdio Mountains ⓘ San Gabriel Mountains ⓘ San Jacinto Mountains ⓘ Puente Hills ⓘ surface form: San Jose Hills San Marcos Mountains ⓘ San Rafael Hills ⓘ San Rafael Mountains ⓘ Santa Ynez Mountains ⓘ surface form: San Ynez Mountains Santa Monica Mountains ⓘ Santa Susana Mountains ⓘ Sierra Pelona Mountains ⓘ Tehachapi Mountains ⓘ Topatopa Mountains ⓘ Verdugo Mountains ⓘ
containsProtectedArea	Angeles National Forest ⓘ Los Padres National Forest ⓘ San Bernardino National Forest ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crossedBy	Garlock Fault ⓘ San Andreas Fault ⓘ San Jacinto Fault Zone ⓘ
ecoregions	chaparral and oak woodland ⓘ montane coniferous forest ⓘ
formedBy	interaction of Pacific Plate and North American Plate ⓘ
geology	complexly folded and faulted crust ⓘ mixture of sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks ⓘ
highestElevation	about 11,503 feet ⓘ about 3,506 meters ⓘ
highestPoint	Mount San Gorgonio ⓘ
knownFor	active tectonics ⓘ complex geology ⓘ
locatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Coastal Ranges ⓘ surface form: Pacific Coast Ranges Southern California ⓘ western United States ⓘ surface form: Western United States
near	Greater Los Angeles Area ⓘ surface form: Greater Los Angeles area
orientation	east–west ⓘ
partOf	Coastal Ranges ⓘ surface form: California Coast Ranges system Coastal Ranges ⓘ surface form: Pacific Coast Ranges
separates	California coastal regions ⓘ inland deserts of Southern California ⓘ

Referenced by (41)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mojave Desert → borderedBy → Transverse Ranges ⓘ

Peninsular Ranges → borderedBy → Transverse Ranges ⓘ

California Coast–Sierra Nevada–Transverse Ranges transition zone → borders → Transverse Ranges ⓘ

California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion → contains → Transverse Ranges ⓘ

North American Cordillera → contains → Transverse Ranges ⓘ

San Emigdio Mountains → geologicalProvince → Transverse Ranges ⓘ