Pacific Coast Ranges

The Pacific Coast Ranges are officially called the  Pacific Mountain System in the United States.Physiographic regions of the United States, USGSMerriam-Webster's collegiate encyclopedia, page 361 (Merriam-Webster, 2000). However, most people say "Pacific Coast Ranges."

They are the mountain ranges that stretches along the West Coast of North America from Alaska south to Central Mexico. 

The Pacific Coast Ranges are part of the North American Cordillera. The coastal ranges include the mountains and basins down the Pacific coast from Canada to Mexico. That does not include the Rocky Mountains or their basins: they are part of the North American Cordillera.

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Category:Mountain ranges of the United States
Category:Geography of Mexico
Category:Mountains of Canada