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Central California Coast Ranges

Range Type	Politically-defined sub-range
Highest Point	Junipero Serra Peak (5862 ft/1787 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	California
Area	18,936 sq mi / 49,044 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	220 mi / 354 km North-South 189 mi / 304 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	36° 31' N; 120° 49' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Central California Coast Ranges
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Central California Coast Ranges.

Central and Southern California Ranges	Level 3 (Parent)
Central California Coast Ranges	Level 4
Santa Cruz Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Gabilan Range	Level 5 (Child)
Santa Lucia Range	Level 5 (Child)
Diablo Range	Level 5 (Child)
San Luis Obispo Ranges	Level 5 (Child)
Temblor Range	Level 5 (Child)
Transverse Ranges	Level 4 (Sibling)
Peninsular Southern California Ranges	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Central California Coast Ranges

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range5
1.	Junipero Serra Peak	5862	1787	Santa Lucia Range
2.	Pinyon Peak	5264	1604	Santa Lucia Range
3.	San Benito Mountain	5241	1597	Diablo Range
4.	Santa Rita Peak	5165	1574	Diablo Range
5.	Cone Peak	5155	1571	Santa Lucia Range
6.	Caliente Mountain	5106	1556	San Luis Obispo Ranges
7.	Chews Ridge	5045	1538	Santa Lucia Range
8.	MIRA Observatory	5000+	1524+	Santa Lucia Range
9.	Condon Peak	4970	1515	Diablo Range
10.	South Ventana Cone	4965	1513	Santa Lucia Range
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range5
1.	Junipero Serra Peak	5862	1787	Santa Lucia Range
2.	San Benito Mountain	5241	1597	Diablo Range
3.	Caliente Mountain	5106	1556	San Luis Obispo Ranges
4.	McKittrick Summit	4332	1320	Temblor Range
5.	Loma Prieta	3786	1154	Santa Cruz Mountains
6.	Mount Johnson	3465	1056	Gabilan Range

Photos of Peaks in the Central California Coast Ranges

Junipero Serra Peak Junipero Serra Peak from the Santa Lucia Trail (2015-01-17). Photo by David Sklansky. Click here for larger-size photo.	Peak 5642 "Clarke Peak", the register is a little lower and farther than the natural high point (2018-03-24). Photo by Powen Ru. Click here for larger-size photo.
San Benito Mountain Looking out at San Benito Mountain from the summit of San Carlos Peak (2015-04-01). Photo by H Yless. Click here for larger-size photo.	Cone Peak Cone Peak from nearby Twin Peak (2015-10-23). Photo by Andrew Kirmse. Click here for larger-size photo.
Caliente Mountain Caliente Mtn out in the middle of the (dry) Wild Wild West. (2015-10-03). Photo by H Yless. Click here for larger-size photo.	MIRA Observatory MIRA Observatory: Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy (2015-10-23). Photo by Andrew Kirmse. Click here for larger-size photo.
South Ventana Cone Abandon hope, all ye who enter here. The summit is behind the ridge on the right. The trail is visible as a horizontal line, crossing a slide in the center (2016-03-23). Photo by Andrew Kirmse. Click here for larger-size photo.	Black Butte Black Butte (the high point on the picture, slightly on the right from the middle) from the trail (2021-11-20). Photo by Ken Toyama. Click here for larger-size photo.
Peak 4931 Peak 4931 in center on horizon, from Black Butte (2022-02-09). Photo by Andrew Kirmse. Click here for larger-size photo.	Ventana Double Cone Ventana Double Cone left of center, Kandlbinder right of center, with "The Window" (Ventana) between them, on the Kandlbinder side. Taken a few days after a snowstorm (2022-02-25). Photo by Andrew Kirmse. Click here for larger-size photo.

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