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San Bernardino Mountains
(Encyclopedia)San Bernardino Mountains, part of the Coast Range, S Calif., extending c.60 mi (100 km) NW and SE through San Bernardino and Riverside counties. Notable peaks are San Bernardino Mt. (10,630 ft/3,240 m...Betto, Bernardino di
(Encyclopedia)Betto, Bernardino di: see Pinturicchio. ...Quiroga, Juan Facundo
(Encyclopedia)Quiroga, Juan Facundo kērōˈgä [key], 1790–1835, Argentine caudillo. One of the most brutal of the early gaucho chieftains, he was called el tigre de los llanos (the tiger of the plains). After ...San Bernardino, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)San Bernardino săn bûrˌnədēˈnō [key], city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. It is the center of a thriving metropoli...San Bernardino, Alpine pass, Switzerland
(Encyclopedia)San Bernardino sän bĕrnärdēˈnō [key], Alpine pass, 6,770 ft (2,063 m) high, between Mesocco Valley and Rheinwald Valley, Grisons canton, SE Switzerland. Used possibly since prehistoric times, it...Colton
(Encyclopedia)Colton, city (2020 pop. 53,909), San Bernardino co., S Calif., a suburb of San Bernardino, inc. 1887. Originally a rich citrus and farm area, Colton exp...Rialto
(Encyclopedia)Rialto, city (1990 pop. 72,388), San Bernardino co., S Calif., a residential suburb of San Bernardino; inc. 1911. The city has greatly expanded as a result of the economic and demographic growth of th...Redlands
(Encyclopedia)Redlands, city (1990 pop. 60,394), San Bernardino co., S Calif., in the San Bernardino Valley; inc. 1888. Industries include software research and development and the manufacture of metal foil, furnit...Upland
(Encyclopedia)Upland, city (1990 pop. 63,374), San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Gabriel Mts.; inc. 1906. There is food processing, tool and die making, and the manufacture of electronics, buildi...Rancho Cucamonga
(Encyclopedia)Rancho Cucamonga rănˈchō ko͞oˌkəmängˈgə [key], city (1990 pop. 101,409), San Bernardino co., S Calif. Situated in a vast suburban corridor, it is part of San Bernardino's metropolitan area. A...Browse by Subject
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