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The Otay Mountain Wilderness is a U.S. wilderness area in San Diego County, California, 12 miles east of the community of Otay Mesa and just north of the Mexico–United States border. Some parts of the wilderness area rise quickly from sea level, reaching a peak of just over 3,500 feet (1,100 m) at the summit of Otay Mountain.
The name "Otay" comes from the Kumeyaay word otai, which means "brushy". [3]On March 16, 1991, a Hawker Siddeley HS-125 airplane carrying seven members of singer Reba McEntire's band, plus her business manager and two pilots, crashed into the side of the mountain after taking off from nearby Brown Field Municipal Airport, killing all ten on board.
The Border 2 Fire was discovered around 2:30 p.m. PT in the Otay Mountain Wilderness Area about 30 miles southeast of the city and just north of the U.S.-Mexico border.
The mountains are a rugged coastal foothill range of the Peninsular Ranges system. Major peaks include the highest summit of the range, Otay Mountain, and the Cerro San Isidro which forms the southern extrusion of the range on the Mexican side of the border. The majority of the range is within the Otay Mountain Wilderness area, in the United ...
#Border2Fire A brush fire is burning near Otay Mountain Truck Trail located within the Otay Wilderness Area. An EVACUATION ORDER has been issued for people who live in the red shaded areas as ...
2025 California wildfires-Vegetation fire burning in the Otay Mountain Wilderness. [ 13 ] Perimeters of wildfires in the United States during 2025 (>1000 acres) ( map data )
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Orocopia Mountains; Otay Mountain Wilderness; Owens Peak Wilderness; P. Painted Rock (San Luis Obispo County, California)
The extreme intensity of the windstorm (peak gusts were 100 mph (161 km/h) at the Mount Lukens Truck Trail in the eastern San Gabriel Mountains) coupled with dry vegetation due to prolonged drought conditions caused fires to spread rapidly, and airborne embers set spot fires far away.