Coast Range

The outer, or western, range is called the Coast Range, and is close to the sea, in some places coming down precipitately to the water's edge; the eastern range is called the Sierra Nevada.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913

Cardwell has experienced a check, in consequence of an undue haste in the adoption of a line of road over its Coast Range, which is too difficult to be generally adopted, and will probably be abandoned for a better since discovered; but its noble harbour is too good, and the extent of back country it commands too extensive in area, for it not ultimately to take its place as an important port.

Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland Frank Jardine 1880

"In the late Cretaceous period, California's coastline was 120 miles further inland than today and the Coast Range was a string of islands," Bowman explained.

CBS 5 - San Francisco Bay Area's source for news, weather, traffic and sports 2010

To reach it from the former, it is necessary to traverse the dividing ridge between the two waters -- this a spur of the "Coast Range," which, running higher as it trends southward, is known to Spanish Californians as the San Bruno Mountains.

The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Mayne Reid 1850

Jordan Manley for The Wall Street Journal Whistler's relative isolation in the Coast Range means an abundance of world-class heli-skiing -- about 400,000 acres -- accessible by a few minutes' chopper ride.

Making a Run at Whistler Blackcomb 2011

Coastal Highway 101 will be impassable over large stretches, and landslides through the Coast Range will sever highway travel between the coast and inland areas.

Jeff Wise: Could a Sendai-Sized Quake Hit the US? Jeff Wise 2011

Coastal Highway 101 will be impassable over large stretches, and landslides through the Coast Range will sever highway travel between the coast and inland areas.

Jeff Wise: Could a Sendai-Sized Quake Hit the US? Jeff Wise 2011

Whistler's relative isolation in the Coast Range means an abundance of world-class heli-skiing — about 400,000 acres — accessible by a few minutes' chopper ride.

The Best Skiing in North America Matt Schwartz 2011

Unfortunately, Coast Range was reported to be bankrupt and out of business.

Chat Leftovers: On the prowl for garlic beer 2010

Amanda Marsalis The Pacific coastline Northern California 's Coast Range is especially vibrant during late fall, when the leaves turn alchemy-golden and pods of breaching gray whales make their southern migration to the Mexican waters.

Take Monday Off: Big Sur Matt Schwartz 2010