California State of America

California, 31st State

“Eureka”

(I have found it)Name (derived from a popular Spanish romance novel published in 1510; by Spanish author named Garcia Ordonez de Montalvo. ): “California ”; “fictional island paradise”

• Governor: Gavin Christopher Newsom ( Democratic Party)
• Capital: Sacramento
• Population:39,937,489(2020), (1st-most populous)
• Location: California is located in the westernmost part of the United States, the Pacific Region in particular.
• North: Oregon,
• East: Nevada,
• South: Mexico,
• West: Pacific Ocean
• Southeast: Arizona
• Area: 423,970 km2/163,695 mi2 ,3rd by rank
• Postal abbreviation: CA
• Admitted to Union: September 9, 1850
• Official language: English

 

1.        State’s Symbols

 

• State tree: California Redwood
• State Grass: Purple Needlegrass
• State Flower: California Poppy
• State Nut: Almond, Walnut, Pistachio, and Pecan
• State Lichen: Lace Lichen
• State Fish: California Golden Trout
• State Marine Fish: Garibaldi
• State Marine Mammal: Gray Whale
• State Amphibian: California Red-Legged Frog
• State Dinosaur: Augustynolophus morrisi
• State Marine Reptile: Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtle
• State Reptile: Desert Tortoise
• State Bird: California Quail
• State Butterfly: California dogface butterfly
• State Game Bird: none
• State Animal: California Grizzly Bear
• State Pet: A Shelter Pet
• State Horse: None
• State Insect: California Dogface Butterfly
• State Fossil: Saber-Toothed Cat
• State Rock: Serpentine
• State Gemstone: Benitoite
• State Mineral: Gold
• State Sports: Surfing
• State Songs: I Love You, California
• State Holiday: California Poppy Day
• State Tartan: California State District Tartan
• State Outdoor Play: Ramona Pageant
• State Fife & Drum Corps: CA Consolidated Drum Band
• State Poet Laureate: Poet Laureate of California
• State Folk Dance: Square Dance
• State Dance: West Coast Swing
• State Silver Rush Ghost Town: Calico
• State Tall Ship: The Californian
• State Theater: Pasadena Playhouse
• State Military Museum: California Military Museum
• State Historical Society: California Historical Society
• State Fabric: Denim
• State Artifact: Chipped Stone Bear
• State Coat of Arms: Coat of Arms (Historic)

 

2.        Geography Facts

 

1. Land: 155,779 km² (403,466 mi²)
2. Water: 20,501 km² (7,916 mi²)
3. Coastline:840 mi, 1351 km
4. Shoreline: 3,463 mi, 5573 km
5. State Forests:  8
6. National Forests: 18
7. State Parks: 87 (278 units in the California State Park System)
8. State Beach: 63
9. Public Beaches: 420
10. National Parks: 10
11. Water: 8%
12. Largest city (by area): Los Angeles (1,302 km²)
13. Largest city (by population):Los Angeles (1,703,078 people)
14. Lowest point: California; 282 feet below sea level, the lowest point in the US
15. Highest point: Whitney; 14,494 feet, (4,421 m), 2nd tallest

 

3.         Facts about California

• World largest tree by the name General Sherman, found in Sequoia National Park, it is 275 feet tall and has a circumference of 102 feet
• Internet was first created in California

• one of the oldest living things in the world: a Mojave Desert creosote bush, 11,700 years

• Nickname: The Golden State
• 4,600 years old. eastern Sierras’ Bristlecone pines are living in California.
• San Francisco Bay is the world’s largest landlocked harbour.

• Totalling nearly three million acres, San Bernardino County is the largest county in the
• Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge houses the largest winter population of bald eagles in the United States.

• Major industries: Agriculture, tourism, technology, education, forestry, airports, manufacturing
• Famous for: National Parks, Golden Gate Bridge, Hollywood Movie Industry, mountains, beaches
• Area codes: 209, 213, 310, 323, 408, 415, 424, 442, 510, 530, 559, 562, 619, 626, 650, 657, 661, 707, 714, 747, 760, 805, 818, 831, 858, 909, 916, 925, 949, 951

 

4.       Natural Resources

1. Salt
2. Wind
3. Grasses
4. Hydro-power
5. Solar power
6. Water Resources
7. Petroleum
8. Coal
9. Geothermal energy

 

 

5.       Mountains

 Mountains and Hills: 351

1. Adobe Hills
2. Alabama Hills
3. Alexander Hills
4. Alvord Mountain
5. Amargosa Range
6. Amedee Mountains
7. Antelope Hills
8. Argus Range
9. Arica Mountains
10. Avawatz Mountains
11. Bacon Hills
12. Bald Hills (Humboldt County)
13. Bald Hills (Lassen County)
14. Bald Mountain Range
15. Baldwin Hills
16. The Balls
17. Berkeley Hills
18. Bernasconi Hills
19. Big Blue Hills
20. Big Maria Mountains
21. Big Valley Mountains
22. Bighorn Mountains
23. Bird Hills
24. Bissell Hills
25. Black Hills (Contra Costa County)
26. Black Hills (Imperial County)
27. Black Hills (Kern County)
28. Black Hills (Riverside County)
29. Black Hills (San Bernardino County)
30. Black Mountains
31. Bodie Hills
32. Bodie Mountains
33. Box Springs Mountains
34. Brawley Peaks
35. Briones Hills
36. Bristol Mountains
37. Buena Vista Hills (Kern County)
38. Buena Vista Hills (San Diego County)
39. Bullion Mountains
40. Burnt Hills
41. Cady Mountains
42. Calico Mountains
43. Calico Peaks
44. Caliente Range
45. Call Mountains
46. Calumet Mountains
47. Campbell Hills
48. Capay Hills
49. Cargo Muchacho Mountains
50. Carson Range
51. Cascade Range
52. Casmalia Hills
53. Castle Mountains
54. Cathedral Range
55. Chalk Buttes
56. Chalk Hills
57. Chalk Mountains
58. Chemehuevi Mountains
59. Chino Hills
60. Chocolate Mountains
61. Cholame Hills
62. Chowchilla Mountains
63. Chuckwalla Mountains
64. Ciervo Hills
65. Clark Mountain Range
66. Clark Range
67. Clear Lake Hills
68. Clipper Mountains
69. Coast Ranges
70. Colton Hills
71. Confidence Hills
72. Coppersmith Hills
73. Coso Range
74. Cottonwood Mountains (Inyo County)
75. Cottonwood Mountains (Lassen County)
76. Cottonwood Mountains (Riverside County)
77. Coxcomb Mountains
78. Coyote Hills (Alameda County)
79. Coyote Hills (Plumas County)
80. Coyote Mountains
81. Crafton Hills
82. Crystal Hills
83. Crystal Range
84. Cuyamaca Mountains
85. Darwin Hills
86. Deadman Hills
87. Dead Mountains
88. Devils Hole Hills
89. Diablo Range
90. Diamond Mountains
91. Domenigoni Mountains
92. Dominguez Hills
93. Dougherty Hills
94. Dublin Hills
95. Dumont Hills
96. Dunnigan Hills
97. Eagle Hills
98. Eagle Mountains
99. East Coyote Hills
100. Elk Hills
101. Elk Range
102. Elkhorn Hills
103. El Paso Mountains
104. English Hills
105. Fenner Hills
106. Fish Creek Mountains
107. Fletcher Hills
108. Flynn Hills
109. Fort Sage Mountains
110. Four Brothers
111. Fry Mountains
112. Funeral Mountains
113. Gabilan Range
114. Granite Mountains
115. Grapevine Hills
116. Grapevine Mountains
117. Gravel Hills
118. Gravel Range
119. Greenhorn Mountains
120. Greenwater Range
121. Griswold Hills
122. Guijarral Hills
123. Hemme Hills
124. Hexie Mountains
125. Hoodoo Hills
126. Horned Toad Hills
127. Horse Hills
128. Horse Range
129. Ibex Hills
130. Indio Hills
131. In-Ko-Pah Mountains
132. Inyo Mountains
133. Irish Hills
134. Iron Mountains
135. Ivanpah Mountains
136. Jacalitos Hills
137. Jacumba Mountains
138. Jamul Mountains
139. Jurupa Mountains
140. Kalmia Hills
141. Kelsey Range
142. Kelso Mountains
143. Kettleman Hills
144. Kilbeck Hills
145. Kilgore Hills
146. King Range
147. Kingston Range
148. Kit Fox Hills
149. Klamath Mountains
150. Kramer Hills
151. Kreyenhagen Hills
152. La Loma Hills
153. La Panza Range
154. Laguna Mountains
155. Lakeview Mountains
156. Larkspur Hills
157. Las Aguilas Mountains
158. Las Alturas
159. Las Colinas
160. Las Lomas
161. Last Chance Range
162. Lava Bed Mountains
163. Lava Mountains
164. Little Chuckwalla Mountains
165. Little Maria Mountains
166. Little Mule Mountains
167. Little Piute Mountains
168. Little San Bernardino Mountains
169. Little Signal Hills
170. Lompoc Hills
171. Long Buttes
172. Los Buellis Hills
173. Los Jinetes
174. Los Viejos
175. Lost Hills
176. Marble Mountains (San Bernardino County)
177. Marble Mountains (Siskiyou County)
178. Mayacmas Mountains
179. McCoy Mountains
180. Mecca Hills
181. Merriam Mountains
182. Mescal Range
183. Mesquite Hills
184. Mesquite Mountains
185. Mid Hills
186. Middle Hills
187. Mineral Range
188. Mitchel Range
189. Montezuma Hills
190. Mopah Range
191. Mount Buchon
192. Mud Hills
193. Mule Mountains
194. Nelson Range
195. New Range
196. New York Mountains
197. Newberry Mountains
198. North Pinyon Mountains
199. Oat Hills (Colusa County)
200. Oat Hills (Mariposa County)
201. Oat Hills (San Diego County)
202. Oat Hills (Yuba County)
203. Ogilby Hills
204. Old Dad Mountains
205. Old Woman Mountains
206. Ord Mountains
207. Orocopia Mountains
208. Owlshead Mountains
209. Palen Mountains
210. Palo Verde Mountains
211. Palos Verdes Hills
212. Panamint Range
213. Panhandle Hills
214. Panoche Hills
215. Panorama Hills
216. Paradise Range
217. Partlett Mountains
218. Pedley Hills
219. Peralta Hills
220. Pine Hills
221. Pinto Mountains
222. Pinyon Mountains
223. Piute Mountains
224. Piute Range
225. Pleito Hills
226. Point of Rocks
227. Potrero Hills (Richmond)
228. Poverty Hills
229. Providence Mountains
230. Puente Hills
231. Pyramid Hills
232. Quail Mountains
233. Rand Mountains
234. Rawson Mountains
235. Red Hills (San Luis Obispo County)
236. Red Hills (Tuolumne County)
237. Resting Spring Range
238. Ritter Range
239. Riverside Mountains
240. Rodman Mountains
241. Rosamond Hills
242. Rosecrans Hills
243. Sacramento Mountains
244. Saddle Peak Hills
245. Sagehen Hills
246. Saline Range
247. Salmon Mountains
248. Salt Spring Hills
249. San Bernardino Mountains
250. San Emigdio Mountains
251. San Felipe Hills (Santa Clara County)
252. San Felipe Hills (San Diego County)
253. San Gabriel Mountains
254. San Jacinto Mountains
255. San Joaquin Hills
256. San Jose Hills
257. San Leandro Hills
258. San Marcos Mountains
259. San Rafael Hills
260. San Rafael Mountains
261. San Ysidro Mountains
262. Sand Hills
263. Santa Ana Mountains
264. Santa Cruz Mountains
265. Santa Lucia Range
266. Santa Margarita Mountains
267. Santa Monica Mountains
268. Santa Rosa Hills (Inyo County)
269. Santa Rosa Hills (Riverside County)
270. Santa Rosa Mountains
271. Santa Susana Mountains
272. Santa Teresa Hills
273. Santa Ynez Mountains
274. Sawtooth Mountains
275. Sawtooth Range (San Bernardino County)
276. Sawtooth Range (San Diego County)
277. Scodie Mountains
278. Scott Bar Mountains
279. Scott Mountains
280. Shadow Mountains
281. Shale Hills
282. Shandin Hills
283. Sheep Hills
284. Sheep Hole Mountains
285. Shelton Buttes
286. Sherburne Hills
287. Ship Mountains
288. Sierra Azul
289. Sierra de Salinas
290. Sierra Madre Mountains
291. Sierra Nevada
292. Silurian Hills
293. Simi Hills
294. Siskiyou Mountains
295. Skedaddle Mountains
296. Slate Range
297. Soda Mountains
298. Solomon Hills
299. Sonoma Mountains
300. South Hills
301. Spangler Hills
302. Sperry Hills
303. Stepladder Mountains
304. Summit Range
305. Superstition Hills
306. Sweetwater Mountains
307. Sweitzer Hills
308. Sylvania Mountains
309. Talc City Hills
310. Tecopa Hills
311. Tehachapi Mountains
312. Tejon Hills
313. Telephone Hills
314. Temblor Range
315. The Badlands
316. The Girdle
317. The Palisades
318. Three Sisters (Siskiyou County)
319. Three Sisters (Riverside County)
320. Three Sisters (Los Angeles County)
321. Tierra Blanca Mountains
322. Topatopa Mountains
323. Trainer Hills
324. Trinity Alps
325. Trinity Mountains
326. Tucalota Hills
327. Tumey Hills
328. Turtle Mountains
329. Twin Peaks
330. Vaca Mountains
331. Valjean Hills
332. Vallecito Mountains
333. Venice Hills
334. Verdi Range
335. Verdugo Mountains
336. Volcan Mountains
337. Volcanic Hills
338. Vontrigger Hills
339. Warner Mountains
340. Waterman Hills
341. West Coyote Hills
342. West Riverside Mountains
343. Whipple Mountains
344. White Hills (Inyo County)
345. White Hills (Santa Barbara County)
346. White Mountains
347. Whitehorse Mountains
348. Widow Valley Mountains
349. Woods Mountains
350. Yountville Hills
351. Yuha Buttes

 

6.       Divisions

• 58 Counties
• 500 Cities
• N/A Towns