The season's first major storm brought much-needed precipitation to California and transformed the state's mountain peaks with snow and reservoirs with rain. The deluge of moisture left all but a few ...

While most travelers think of the 90-mile stretch of Big Sur, California, as an exciting road trip, an underrated alternative ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For as long as there have been people in what is now California, the granite peaks of the Sierra Nevada have held masses of ice, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Widespread rounds of mountain snow in California will continue through Thursday night, with additional pass closures. As yet more ...

I wanted to know more the moment I read “Sister Elsie Peak” on an old map. I discovered the name while researching trails around Mt. Lukens, the highest peak in Los Angeles proper. Looking at the peak ...

In just over a month, Spanish mountaineer Kilian Jornet climbed 72 summits over 14,000 feet in the contiguous U.S., including 15 in California. He traveled entirely under his own power, running 629 ...

While California has a reputation for sunshine, palm trees, and ocean views, its majestic mountain ranges, from the north to the south, are arguably what make it truly unique. The mountain ranges are ...

Though California's glaciers are dwindling, he said, larger mountain glaciers elsewhere in the world still have more intact ice, and efforts to stop the use of fossil fuels could help preserve them.