CGintroCALIFORNIAI. GENERAL FACTS1. Hightest point in contiguous U.S.Mt. Whitney (14,495 ft)Southern Sierras2. White Mts. 14,246 ft (4345 m)3. Lowest point in U.S. Death Valley (badwater)-283 ft (-86 m)- The highest and the lowest point are within 80 miles of each other-4. San Jacinto 10,805 ft (3296 m)Palm Springs 475 ft (145 m)Salton Sea -235 ft (-72m)San Gorgonio 11,502 ft5. Variety of rocks and minerals in California equaled only in a few other countries6. Semi arid to arid environment makes exposures excellent7. Rocks range in age from Pre-Cambrian to RecentSeveral types of sections in CaliforniaII. GEOMORPHIC PROVINCES OF CALIFORNIA1. Coast Ranges 2. Great Central Valleya. North-Sacramento Valleyb. South-San Joaquin3. Peninsular Ranges4. Basin and Ranges5. Mojave Desert6. Transverse Ranges7. Sierra Nevada 8. Modoc Plateau(Colombia Plateau Basalts)9. Klamath Mountains10. Cascade Mountains11. Colorado Desert12. Offshore (California Borderland)13. Los Angeles BasinCGintro14. San Andreas Fault SystemAdditional
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