The Salinas River (Rumsen: ua kot taiauačorx) is the longest river of the Central Coast region of California, running 175 miles (282 km) and draining 4,160 square miles (10,800 km 2). It flows north-northwest and drains the Salinas Valley that slices through the central California Coast Ranges south of Monterey Bay. The river begins in southern San Luis Obispo County, …

People. Salinas (surname) Places Americas Latin America. Salinas (ancient lake), in the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia Salinas, Minas Gerais, a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil; Playa Grande, Costa Rica, a beach town, also known as Salinas; Las Salinas, town in the Dominican Republic; Salinas de Guaranda, an Andean mountain village in Ecuador; Salinas, Ecuador, a …

The Salinas Valley runs approximately 90 miles (145 km) southeast from the Salinas River mouth near Castroville and Salinas towards King City and San Ardo.The valley lends its name to the geologic province in which it is located, the Salinian Block.Cities and populated places in the Salinas Valley include Bradley, Castroville, Chualar, Gonzales, Greenfield, Jolon, King City, …

Monterey County (/ ˌ m ɒ n t ə ˈ r eɪ / MON-tə-RAY), officially the County of Monterey, is a county located on the Pacific coast in the U.S. state of California.As of the 2020 census, its population was 439,035. The county's largest city and county seat is Salinas.. Monterey County comprises the Salinas, California, Metropolitan Statistical Area.It borders on the southern part of ...

Pinnacles National Park is an American national park protecting a mountainous area located east of the Salinas Valley in Central California, about five miles (8.0 km) east of Soledad and 80 miles (130 km) southeast of San Jose.The park's namesakes are the eroded leftovers of the western half of an extinct volcano that has moved 200 miles (320 km) from its original location …

Carmel Valley Village is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monterey County, California, United States.In 1946, Byington Ford and Tirey L. Ford Jr. developed the Carmel Valley Village, which included an airpark, shops, and homes.: p4 At the time of the 2020 census the CDP population was 4,524, up from 4,407 at the 2010 census.

The Santa Clarita Valley (SCV) is part of the upper watershed of the Santa Clara River in Southern California.The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,673 ha) Rancho San Francisco Mexican land grant.Located in Los Angeles County, its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita which includes the communities of Canyon Country, Newhall, Saugus, and Valencia.

Named for John B. Felton, a former Oakland, California mayor, a judge and a San Francisco Bay Area investor in his day, the town is an historic logging community. Felton served as the lower terminus of the San Lorenzo Valley Logging Flume from Boulder Creek, which began construction in 1874 and when formally opened in October 1875 was augmented by a new rail line to …

Bakersfield is a city in Kern County, California, United States.It is the county seat and largest city of Kern County. The city covers about 151 sq mi (390 km 2) near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Valley region. Bakersfield's population as of the 2020 census was 403,455, making it the 48th-most populous city in the United States of America and the 9th …

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Death Valley National Park has a hot desert climate (BWh).The plant hardiness zone at Badwater Basin is 9b with an average annual extreme minimum temperature of 28.0 °F (–2.2 °C).. Death Valley is the hottest and driest place in North America due to its lack of surface water and low relief. It is so frequently the hottest …