The [Santa Ynez Mountains] range is a large fault block of Cenozoic age created by the movements of the Santa Ynez Fault.
Yarvin believes that real political power in the United States is held by something he calls “the Cathedral”, an informal amalgam of universities and the mainstream press, which collude to sway public opinion.
Santa Ynez Mountains (Wikipedia) The Santa Ynez Mountains are a portion of the Transverse Ranges, part of the Pacific Coast Ranges of the west coast of North America. It is the westernmost range in the Transverse Ranges.