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Vaca Mountains
Mt. Vaca and the Blue Ridge, high points of Solano County, as seen from upper Suisun Valley.
Highest point
PeakMount Vaca
Elevation859 m (2,818 ft)
Geography
Vaca Mountains is located in California
Vaca Mountains
Vaca Mountains
location of the Vaca Mountains in California
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionNapa County, Solano County
Range coordinates38°24′01″N 122°06′22″W / 38.4001881°N 122.1060815°W / 38.4001881; -122.1060815
Topo mapUSGS Mount Vaca
Geologic map of the Vaca Mountains showing east-dipping strata of the Cretaceous Great Valley Sequence that make up the core of the range. The Lake Berryessa Reservoir is at the top left corner.

The Vaca Mountains[1] are a mountain range in Napa and Solano Counties, California that is one of the California Coast Ranges. They represent the easternmost of the Inner Coast Ranges in north−central California, and divide the Suisun Valley on their west, from the Sacramento Valley on their east.

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