Jacumba Mountains
Jacumba Mountains | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Jacumba Peak |
Elevation | 1,375 m (4,511 ft) |
Coordinates | 32°41.87′N116°09.87′W/ 32.69783°N 116.16450°W |
Geography | |
Location of Jacumba Mountains inCalifornia[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
District | San Diego County |
Range coordinates | 32°43′11.212″N116°10′21.060″W/ 32.71978111°N 116.17251667°W |
Parent range | Peninsular Ranges |
Topo map | USGSJacumba |
TheJacumba Mountainsare amountain rangeof thePeninsular Ranges,located in easternSan Diego County,SouthernCalifornia,near theMexico-U.S. border.The range reaches an elevation of 4,512 feet (1,375 m) at Jacumba Peak, near the southern end of the chain.[2]
The range lies in a northwest-southeasterly direction, east of theIn-Ko-Pah Mountains,and north ofInterstate 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 ofJacumba.[3]
TheTierra Blanca Mountainsand theSawtooth Mountainsare to the northwest, andAnza-Borrego Desert State Parkdue north. TheCoyote Mountainslie to the northeast. TheVolcanic Hillsarea lies on the northeast flank of the range.[3]
References
[edit]- ^"Jacumba Mountains".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.Retrieved2009-05-04.
- ^Jacumba, CA,7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS 1997
- ^abEl Cajon, California,30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1979
- Allan, Stuart (2005).California Road and Recreation Atlas.Benchmark Maps.p. 117.ISBN0-929591-80-1.