Santa Lucia Range

The Santa Lucia Mountains (sæntə luˈsiːə) or Santa Lucia Range is a rugged mountain range in coastal central California, running from Carmel southeast for  to the Cuyama River in San Luis Obispo County. The range is never more than  from the coast.Big Sur: Images of America, Jeff Norman, Big Sur Historical Society, Arcadia Publishing (2004), 128 pages,  The range forms the steepest coastal slope in the contiguous United States. Cone Peak at  tall and three miles (5 km) from the coast, is the highest peak in proximity to the ocean in the lower 48 United States. The range was a barrier to exploring the coast of central California for early Spanish explorers..

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 Los Padres National Forest — Monterey Ranger District 
 Ventana Wilderness Alliance 

Category:Northern California
Category:Mountains of California
Category:Mountain ranges of the United States