Which Pacific State contains a part of the American Cordillera?  
West Coast of the United States:  The U.S. Census groups the five states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii together as the Pacific States division. Sierra Nevada (U.S.): The Sierra Nevada ( , ] , "snowy saw range") is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Basin and Range Province. Sierra Nevada (U.S.):  The Sierra Nevada is part of the American Cordillera, a chain of mountain ranges (cordillera) that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that form the western "backbone" of North America, Central America, South America and Antarctica.
California