English: Whitewater, California and San Jacinto Peak. This image was captured in the Upper Coachella Valley and Hills EPA Level IV Ecoregion (81e) and faces the San Jacinto Mountains which contain the Southern California Lower Montane Shrub and Woodland EPA Level IV Ecoregion seen in the lower levels of the mountains (8e) and Southern California Montane Conifer Forest EPA Level IV Ecoregion (8f) seen at the higher portions of the mountains, and the Southern California Subalpine/Alpine (8d) Level IV Ecoregion in the highest peaks covered in snow. In One Earth's ecoregion framework, this image captures the westernmost extent of the Sonoran Desert Ecoregion, with the California Montane Chaparral and Woodlands Ecoregion occurring on the San Jacinto Mountains seen in the distance.