It seems sensible to let conservationists compete with extractive industries to lease and restore public lands. But the Interior Department's Public Lands Rule could not block an oil and gas lease on public lands and may benefit energy and mining interests in some ways.
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A mention of the Diablo Range in the Tri-Valley is likely to draw the response: What range? Do you mean Mount Diablo?
Mount Diablo is the northern peak of the Diablo Range, which begins at the Carquinez Strait, runs south to include the Altamont Pass near Livermore and Mount Hamilton east of San Jose, and continues through 12 counties for a total of 150 miles to the Antelope Valley. Its highest peak, San Benito Mountain, reaches 5,267 feet.
These vast mountains, hills and valleys are often not recognized as the Diablo Range even as residents traverse them via the Altamont Pass and Pacheco Pass en route to Interstate 5, where the range serves as the backdrop in the West for motorists to Southern California.