San Bernardino ( Eng. San Bernardino Mountains ) - a mountain range in southern California , USA . It stretches for about 97 km from the San Gabriel range in the north-west to the San Jacinto range in the south-east. From the San Gabriel Mountains, the ridge separates the Cajón Pass, and from the San Jacinto Mountains - the San Gorgonio Pass. The highest point of the range is Mount San Gorgonio (3505 m.), The second highest mountain is Jepson (3415 m). The area is 5342 km ² [1] .
| San bernardino | |
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| English San bernardino mountains | |
 View of the highest point of the range - San Gorgonio. | |
| Specifications | |
| Square | 5342 km² |
| Length | 75 km |
| Width | 114 km |
| Highest point | |
| Highest peak | San Gorgonio |
| Absolute height | 3505 [1] m |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| State | California |
| Mountain system | Cordilleras |
The largest river originating in the ridge area is Santa Ana , which flows into the Pacific Ocean . Other significant rivers are the Whitewater , which flows from the mountains to the east through the valley of Coachella and flows into Lake Solton Sea , as well as the Mojave River, which flows to the northeast and is lost in the Mojave Desert . In the area of the San Bernardino mountain range there are such cities as Big Ber City, Crestline, Lake Arrowhead and Running Springs.
As part of the Transverse Ridges, San Bernardino was formed during the tectonic movements between the North American and Pacific plates in the San Andreas fault zone [2] . Previously, it was believed that the ridge had risen in the Miocene , between 11 and 5 million years ago, but today this theory has been refuted. In its present form, San Bernardino rose in the early Pleistocene , about 2 million years ago; regional uplifts continue to the present.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Peakbagger.com
- ↑ Mattic, JC; Morton, DM Geology of the San Bernardino National Forest . Geologic setting, San Bernardino National Forest . US Forest Service (February 9, 2000). The date of circulation is January 28, 2012. Archived September 21, 2012.
Links
- San Bernardino (English) . Geographical Names Information System (USA) , US Geological Survey . The appeal date is November 5, 2012.