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Transverse Ranges

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	San Gorgonio Mountain (11,499 ft/3505 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	California
Area	11,053 sq mi / 28,627 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	108 mi / 173 km North-South 249 mi / 401 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	34° 29' N; 118° 29' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Transverse 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 Transverse Ranges.

Central and Southern California Ranges	Level 3 (Parent)
Central California Coast Ranges	Level 4 (Sibling)
Transverse Ranges	Level 4
Sierra Madre	Level 5 (Child)
San Rafael Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Santa Ynez Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
San Emigdio Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Ventura Ranges	Level 5 (Child)
Sierra Pelona-Portal Ridge	Level 5 (Child)
San Gabriel Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
San Bernardino Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Santa Monica Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Peninsular Southern California Ranges	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Transverse Ranges

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range5
1.	San Gorgonio Mountain	11,499	3505	San Bernardino Mountains
2.	Jepson Peak	11,205	3415	San Bernardino Mountains
3.	Big Draw Peak	11,171	3405	San Bernardino Mountains
4.	Bighorn Mountain	10,997	3352	San Bernardino Mountains
5.	Dragons Head	10,866	3312	San Bernardino Mountains
6.	Anderson Peak	10,840+	3304+	San Bernardino Mountains
7.	Charlton Peak	10,806	3294	San Bernardino Mountains
8.	San Bernardino East Peak	10,691	3259	San Bernardino Mountains
9.	Shields Peak	10,680+	3255+	San Bernardino Mountains
10.	San Bernardino Peak	10,649	3246	San Bernardino Mountains
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.	San Gorgonio Mountain	11,499	3505	San Bernardino Mountains
2.	Mount San Antonio	10,064	3068	San Gabriel Mountains
3.	Mount Pinos	8831	2692	San Emigdio Mountains
4.	Reyes Peak	7514	2290	Ventura Ranges
5.	Big Pine Mountain	6800+	2073+	San Rafael Mountains
6.	Peak Mountain	5843	1781	Sierra Madre
7.	Burnt Peak	5788	1764	Sierra Pelona-Portal Ridge
8.	Santa Ynez Mountains High Point	4864	1483	Santa Ynez Mountains
9.	Sandstone Peak	3111	948	Santa Monica Mountains

Photos of Peaks in the Transverse Ranges

San Gorgonio Mountain From the South Fork Trail at Poop Out Hill (2011-06-22). Photo by Joseph Esparza. Click here for larger-size photo.	Jepson Peak Jepson Peaks East Face (2011-03-12). Photo by Mark McCormick. Click here for larger-size photo.
Dragons Head The precipitous south face of Dragons Head is perhaps the most rugged spot in Southern California. (2013-06-29). Photo by Nathan Leroy. Click here for larger-size photo.	Anderson Peak Clouds brooding over Anderson Peak - the most topographically prominent peak on the ridge west of San Gorgonio (2017-09-16). Photo by William Chen. Click here for larger-size photo.
Charlton Peak Charlton peak from the trail to Dollar Saddle (2021-08-15). Photo by Christopher Burdorf. Click here for larger-size photo.	Shields Peak A look up towards the summit of Shields Peak - a nice jumble of rocks (2017-09-16). Photo by William Chen. Click here for larger-size photo.
San Bernardino Peak Gorgeous trail (2019-06-29). Photo by Olga Ordonez. Click here for larger-size photo.	Alto Diablo Looking toward Gorgonio from the Alto Diablo summit (2019-09-13). Photo by Keith Winston. Click here for larger-size photo.
Grinnell Mountain Grinnell Mountain from Lake peak (2021-08-22). Photo by Christopher Burdorf. Click here for larger-size photo.	Lake Peak Lake Peak in the foreground. San Gregonio in the background (2021-08-22). Photo by Christopher Burdorf. Click here for larger-size photo.

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