Jacumba Mountains
Jacumba Mountains | |
---|---|
Highest point | |
Peak | Jacumba Peak |
Elevation | 1,375 m (4,511 ft) |
Coordinates | 32°41.87′N 116°09.87′W / 32.69783°N 116.16450°W / 32.69783; -116.16450 |
Geography | |
Location of Jacumba Mountains in California [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
District | San Diego County |
Range coordinates | 32°43′11.212″N 116°10′21.060″W / 32.71978111°N 116.17251667°W / 32.71978111; -116.17251667Coordinates: 32°43′11.212″N 116°10′21.060″W / 32.71978111°N 116.17251667°W / 32.71978111; -116.17251667 |
Parent range | Peninsular Ranges |
Topo map | USGS Jacumba |
The Jacumba Mountains are a mountain range of the Peninsular Ranges system, located in eastern San Diego County, Southern California, near the U.S. border with Mexico.
The mountain range lies in a northwest-southeasterly direction, east of the In-Ko-Pah Mountains, and north of Interstate 8. The range is approximately 11.5 miles (18.5 km) long, and Table Mountain at the southeast end of the range is located about 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of the town of Jacumba.[2]
The Jacumba Mountains reach an elevation of 4,512 feet (1,375 m) at Jacumba Peak, near the southern end of the chain.[3]
The Tierra Blanca Mountains and the Sawtooth Mountains are to the northwest, and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park due north. The Coyote Mountains lie to the northeast. The Volcanic Hills area lies on the northeast flank of the range.[2]
References
^ "Jacumba Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-04..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ ab El Cajon, California, 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1979
^ Jacumba, CA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS 1997
Allan, Stuart (2005). California Road and Recreation Atlas. Benchmark Maps. p. 117. ISBN 0-929591-80-1.
This San Diego County, California–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |