Rivers, Lakes and Landforms of California
This map covers the physical features of California: regions, mountains and hills, rivers, lakes, deserts, landmarks, and oceans. Students in grades 5–12 learn where each one is by clicking the map. Start with the best-known features, then add more as you go.
4mountains and hills
12rivers
6lakes
2deserts
Quick questions
- Which mountains and hills are on the California map?
- Sierra Nevada, Coast Ranges, Cascade Range and Klamath Mountains.
- Which rivers are on the California map?
- Sacramento River, San Joaquin River, Colorado River, Klamath River, Feather River and American River, and more.
Everything on this map
Regions
- Central Valley
- Great Basin
Mountains and hills
- Sierra Nevada
- Coast Ranges
- Cascade Range
- Klamath Mountains
Rivers
- Sacramento River
- San Joaquin River
- Colorado River
- Klamath River
- Feather River
- American River
- Kern River
- Russian River
- Owens River
- Eel River
- Pit River
- Salinas River
Lakes
- Lake Tahoe
- Salton Sea
- Shasta Lake
- Mono Lake
- Clear Lake
- Lake Oroville
Deserts
- Mojave Desert
- Colorado Desert
Landmarks
- Mount Whitney
- Death Valley
- Mount Shasta
- Yosemite Valley
- San Francisco Bay
- Point Conception
- Cape Mendocino
- Channel Islands
Oceans
Teachers: run a Class Conquest with your whole class, or see what a Teacher code unlocks.
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