Vaca Mountains
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| Vaca Mountains | |
| Mountain Range | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | California |
| District | Napa County, Solano County |
| Coordinates | 38°24′1.677″N 122°6′21.893″W / 38.40046583°N 122.10608139°W |
| Highest point | |
| - elevation | 859 m (2,818 ft) |
| Timezone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| - summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Vaca |
  location of Vaca Mountains in California [1]
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The Vaca Mountains are a mountain range in Napa and Solano Counties, California.[1][2]
[edit] Ecology
A variety of flora and fauna occur in the Vaca Mountains, including tree species such as Blue oak and Leather oak, the latter occurring outside of its typical range.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Vaca Mountains". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:255186. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ Solano County Water Agency (1999-06), Hydrology Manual: Chapter 2. Basic Data, http://www.scwa2.com/Documents/Hydrology%20Manual%20for%20Web%20Page/Chapter%202%20-%20Basic%20Data.pdf, retrieved 2009-08-17 "Prominent topographic features of Solano County are the Vaca Mountains and Montezuma Hills. The Vaca Mountains, part of the Coastal Range, form a strip of extremely steep slopes along the western border of the County. Located within this range, Mt. Vaca is the highest point in the County at elevation 2,819 feet."
- ^ C.Michael Hogan. 2010. Leather oak. eds. mark McGinley & C.J.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
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