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Jacumba Mountains

Coordinates:32°43′11.212″N116°10′21.060″W/ 32.71978111°N 116.17251667°W/32.71978111; -116.17251667
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Jacumba Mountains
Highest point
PeakJacumba Peak
Elevation1,375 m (4,511 ft)
Coordinates32°41.87′N116°09.87′W/ 32.69783°N 116.16450°W/32.69783; -116.16450
Geography
Jacumba Mountains is located in San Diego County, California
Jacumba Mountains
Jacumba Mountains
Location of Jacumba Mountains inCalifornia[1]
Jacumba Mountains is located in southern California
Jacumba Mountains
Jacumba Mountains
Jacumba Mountains (southern California)
Jacumba Mountains is located in California
Jacumba Mountains
Jacumba Mountains
Jacumba Mountains (California)
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
DistrictSan Diego County
Range coordinates32°43′11.212″N116°10′21.060″W/ 32.71978111°N 116.17251667°W/32.71978111; -116.17251667
Parent rangePeninsular Ranges
Topo mapUSGSJacumba

TheJacumba Mountainsare amountain rangeof thePeninsular Rangessystem, located in easternSan Diego County,SouthernCalifornia,near theU.S.border withMexico.

The mountain 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.[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]

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.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Jacumba Mountains".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.Retrieved2009-05-04.
  2. ^abEl Cajon, California,30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1979
  3. ^Jacumba, CA,7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS 1997