Santa Ynez Mountains

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Chaparral in the Santa Ynez Mountains

The Santa Ynez Mountains are a mountain range in the Transverse Ranges in southern California. The mountain range is primarily in Santa Barbara County, only a small part belongs to Ventura County. The Santa Ynez Mountains run completely from east to west, which is rare in the United States. In the north of the mountain range lies the Canyon of the Ventura River and Matilija Creek of. In the mountains and the Santa Ynez River rises. The result is the mountain range in the Miocene 5 million years ago. The highest point is the Santa Ynez Mountains High Point with a height of 1483 meters, followed by Divide Peak 1435 meters and Santa Ynez Peak at 1310 meters. The predominant vegetation in this region is Chaparral.