The Inner North Coast Ranges occur along the east slope of the outer Northern
California Coast Ranges
The Coast Ranges of California span from Del Norte or Humboldt County, California, south to Santa Barbara County. The other three coastal California mountain ranges are the Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges and the Klamath Mountains.
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. The term ''inner'' is a reference to the greater distances of the
mountain range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...
s from the
Pacific Ocean
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, compared to the ''outer'' ranges that are nearer to that ocean, and often larger.
Geography
The inner ranges of mountains and
hill
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct Summit (topography), summit.
Terminology
The distinction between a hill and a mountain is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is universally con ...
s run from near
Anderson, California at south end of the High North Coast Ranges, southwards to west of the
Russian River.
Ecology
Willis Linn Jepson
Willis Linn Jepson (August 19, 1867 – November 7, 1946) was an early California botanist, conservationist, and writer.
Career
Born at Little Oak Ranch near Vacaville, California, Jepson became interested in botany as a boy and explore ...
was one of the first to describe the
flora
Flora is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous) native plants. Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora, as in the terms '' gut flora'' or '' skin flora''.
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of the Inner North Coast Ranges. Jepson noted the presence of
Yellow Pine (''Pinus ponderosa'' ) and
Sugar Pine (''Pinus lambertiana'' ) species.
[Willis Linn Jepson. 1909]
See also
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Inner Coast Ranges The Inner Coast Ranges are a long mountain range subsystem of the California Coast Ranges, running generally north–south in western California, from Santa Barbara County north to the Klamath Mountains system.
Geography
The term ''inner'' is a ref ...
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California Coast Ranges
The Coast Ranges of California span from Del Norte or Humboldt County, California, south to Santa Barbara County. The other three coastal California mountain ranges are the Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges and the Klamath Mountains.
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Pinus classification
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Index: Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
References
* Willis Linn Jepson. 1909. ''The trees of California'', 228 pages, Published by Cunningham, Curtis & Welch
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External links
California Coast Ranges
Landforms of Tehama County, California
Mountain ranges of Glenn County, California
Mountain ranges of Butte County, California
Mountain ranges of Northern California
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