Pacific Mountains System
- Pacific Mountain System
| region | province | section |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific Mountains | 23. Cascade-Sierra Mountains | 23a. Northern Cascade Mountains |
| 23b. Middle Cascade Mountains | ||
| 23c. Southern Cascade Mountains | ||
| 23d. Sierra Nevada | ||
| 24. Pacific Border province | 24a. Puget Trough | |
| 24b. Olympic Mountains | ||
| 24c. Oregon Coast Range | ||
| 24d. Klamath Mountains | ||
| 24e. California Trough | ||
| 24f. California Coast Ranges | ||
| 24g. "Los Angeles Ranges—(Transverse Ranges)" | ||
| 25. Lower California province—(Peninsular Ranges) |
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