We just learned about the Central California Coast Ranges.
Another group of mountain ranges in the Pacific Coast Belt of the North American Cordillera is the Transverse Ranges.
These ranges are different, because they go east to west, instead of north to south like the other ranges in the Pacific Coast Belt.
They were created by the San Andreas Fault, which is where parts of the earth way underground ran are pushing against each other, and forced the ground above to go up, creating the mountains.
They are a very popular place to live, as the city of Los Angeles is right by the San Monica Mountains. The famous "Hollywood" sign is in Mount Lee in that mountain range.
(from: wikipedia - hollywood sign)
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