• Basin Ranges
  • Central Valley
  • Central Coast Ranges
  • Klamath Mountain
  • Los Angeles Lowland
  • Mojave Desert
  • Northern Coast Ranges
  • Modoc Plateau
  • Peninsular Ranges
  • Salton Sink
  • Sierra Nevada
  • Southern Cascades
  • Transverse Ranges



Geomorphic Regions of California

 

 

 

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Geomorphology is the study of landforms and the processes that shape them. California has 13 basic gemorphic regions, of which the Sierra Nevada is the most prominent and dramatic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Geomorphology is the study of landforms and the processes that shape them. California has 13 basic gemorphic regions, of which the Sierra Nevada is the most prominent and dramatic.
Move cursor over the region titles in the table below to see their locations and to read brief descriptions from Wikipedia.