Table 5 Number of lightning strikes, area, and strike density for two most heavily struck subsections (Miles and Goudey 1997) within each bioregion in California, 1985 through 2000.

km²

no.

# yr⁻¹ 100⁻¹ km⁻²

North Coast

Eastern Franciscan

5 070.45

4 919

6

Central Franciscan

491.82

422

5

Klamath Mountains

Duzel Rock

786.67

3 589

29

Scott Valley

313.73

1 041

21

Cascade Range

Blacks Mountain

1 796.33

7 666

27

Butte Valley

304.45

1 157

24

Northeastern Plateaus

Pine Nut Mountains

216.34

1 570

45

Antelope — Mason V.

81.72

580

44

Sierra Nevada

Markleeville

779.95

6 211

50

Glaciated Batholith

1 838.13

13 018

44

Central Valley

Northern East Terraces

320.43

661

13

Tehama Terraces

2 956.63

4 262

9

Central Coast

Caliente Range

1 452.32

1 309

6

Santa Lucia Range

4 976.46

2 991

4

South Coast

San Gorgonio Mts.

933.82

4 299

29

San Jacinto Mts.

756.07

3 386

28

Southeastern Deserts

Ivanpah Valley

1 632.37

10 424

54

Sweetwater Mts.

1 763.30

7 040

49