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California was stretched so far that it covers the full distance from the lowest elevation in the lower 48 to the highest summit in the lower 48.

It was also shaped so that it encompassed the driest point in the U.S.--Death Valley--and one of the wettest: 100 feet underwater below the Golden Gate Bridge.

Also, if the state of California were its own country, it would be referred to as the nation of California. True story.



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