coastal range
Shore-parallel mountain chain
A coastal range is a mountain chain running parallel to a coastline, typically separating the coast from interior regions.
The term appears most often in reference to specific formations: the Pacific Coast Ranges, the coastal ranges of California.
These mountains often influence local weather patterns, trapping moisture on the seaward side.
- mountain ridgeElevated crest connecting peaks
- fogLow-lying cloud cover
- coastal fogHaze where ocean meets shore
- marine layerLow ocean-born cloud cover
- rain shadowPrecipitation-starved leeward region
fog belt · temperate rainforest · redwood forest · summit · tree line · Cascadia · subduction zone · tectonic activity · volcanic arc · orogeny · endemic species · ancestral lands · scenic highway · plate boundary · indigenous territory · fault line · alpine meadow · cliff
- Pacific CoastPacific Ocean, beach, sand, Pacific beaches, kelp
- wildlife rangeshabitat, breeding ground, natural habitat, nesting area, feeding ground
- Cantabrian MountainsAsturias, Leon, mountain refuges, alpine meadows, alpine meadow
- California CoastPacific Ocean, Highway 1, Big Sur, Monterey Bay, Malibu
- Pacific NorthwestAlaska, Seattle, Oregon, Vancouver, Washington
- Oregon CoastNewport, Seaside, Florence, Brookings, Gold Beach
coastal rangecontinental divide
Drainage boundary between oceans
coastal rangecoastal plain
Flat terrain bordering ocean
lowland · valley · basin · flatland · depression