Santa Ynez Mountains Passing Through Carpinteria California 4 Stock Image

The Santa Ynez Mountains are part of the Transverse Ranges, this name indicating how this range is oriented differently from the usual Northwest to Southeast direction of mountains in the Southern California area, this one instead goes East to West. The highest point of the Santa Ynez Mountains is the 4,700ft 1,435m Divide Peak. Although Carpinteria itself is relatively flat, the closest hight point to the city is Rincon Mountain at only 2,152f 656m. As seen 27 September 2023.