| YOSEMITE | - National Park, World Heritage Site in California, US in the Sierra Nevada Mountains (8) |
| TAHOE | Freshwater lake in North America, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on the California- Nevada border (5) |
| LABATT | ___ Park (world's oldest continuously operating baseball stadium) |
| STOCKTON | Inland port in California, US, on the San Joaquin River; seat of the University of the Pacific (8) |
| FRESNO | City in California, US, in the centre of the San Joaquin Valley |
| SANDIEGO | City in California, US home to the Torroy Pines Golf Coarse (3,5) |
| RENO | A city in western Nevada at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains |
| BASIN | Semiarid region of the western US between the Wasatch and the Sierra Nevada Mountains (5,5) |
| GREAT | Semiarid region of the western US between the Wasatch and the Sierra Nevada Mountains (5,5) |
| SQUAW | Site in California, US, that hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics (5,6) |
| VALLEY | Site in California, US, that hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics (5,6) |
| SQUAWVALLEY | Site in California, US, that hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics |
| WHITNEY | Mount --- is the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada Mountains (7) |
| GRANADA | City and capital of a Spanish province, located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains (7) |
| BAKERSFIELD | City in California, US, at the southern end of the San Joaquin valley associated with the oil industry |
| SANTACLARA | University city in California, US, home to American football team the San Francisco 49ers (5,5) |
| ALAMEDA | City in California, US, located on two islands in San Francisco Bay (7) |
| SPAIN | Home to the Sierra Nevada mountain range |
| PALOMAR | Astronomical observatory site in California, ___ Mountain |
| ANAHEIM | City in California, US, that houses Disneyland Park |