Valley Scene California History Guide > The California State Seal > Mountains Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Use the Great Seal of the State of California to find out more about what the different symbols mean. Click on a symbol, and an explaination will appear.

Mountains

The Sierra Nevada Mountains are the geographic and geologic backbone of the State of California.

 

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