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Hepner Hall is an academic building at San Diego State University (SDSU). The original entrance to the university, it is the oldest building on the campus. It was designed by the senior architectural designer of the California Division of the State Architect, Howard Spencer Hazen, [2] and completed in 1931. [3]
Offering vistas that stretch from San Diego Harbor to the Coronado Islands and La Jolla, the campus is also adorned with stunning 16th-century Spanish Renaissance-style buildings, painted in crisp ...
Mount Laguna Observatory (MLO) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by San Diego State University (SDSU). [1] MLO is located approximately 75 kilometers (47 mi) east of downtown San Diego, California, on the eastern edge of Cleveland National Forest, in the Laguna Mountains on the SDSU Astronomy Campus near the hamlet of Mount Laguna.
The mountain backcountry of San Diego County is high enough to receive snowfall in winter months, and the Mount Laguna region offers locally-unique winter recreation in the form of snow play, sledding, and cross country skiing for several days after larger storms. [5] The population was 74 at the 2020 census [6], up from 57 at the 2010 census.
This smaller campus is known for its excellent examples of Collegiate Gothic architecture, 13 of which are on the National Register of Historic Places. All but one campus structure has leaded ...
Linda Vista (Spanish for "Pretty View") [1] is a community in San Diego, California, United States. Located east of Mission Bay, north of Mission Valley, and south-east of Tecolote Canyon, it lies on a mesa overlooking Mission Valley to the south and Mission Bay and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is home to the University of San Diego.
The Laguna Mountains are a popular recreation area in Cleveland National Forest.They comprise the southernmost crest along the Pacific Crest Trail. [3]Their relatively high altitude induces the highest snowfall in San Diego County making it one of the few local places to offer snow activities like sledding and snowshoeing.
The San Diego River and Sweetwater River both have their headwaters in these mountains, which flow over 50 miles to the ocean. The pine forests were extensively burned by the 2003 Cedar Fire, along with many large areas of chaparral and oak woodland, which has since experienced slow and steady regrowth. The high elevation produces a risk of ...