Santa Ana Mountains

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San Mateo Canyon Wilderness, southern Santa Ana Mountains, April 2007.

The Santa Ana Mountains ( English Santa Ana Mountains ) is a mountain range along the Pacific coast of southern California in the United States. It extends to a length of almost 60 kilometers southeast of Los Angeles on the border between Orange County and Riverside County. The mountain range is eponymous for the occurring in the region of Santa Ana winds.

The highest mountain in the chain is the 1734 meter high peak east of Santiago Santa Ana. He is usually the only peaks of the mountain range, which is snowy in winter. Much of the mountain range is part of the Cleveland National Forest; However, parts are still private property of the several hundred years old ranches of the Irvine Company and the Rancho Mission Viejo.

• Mountains in North America
• Mountains in California
• Orange County ( California )
• Riverside County