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Cuyamaca Rancho State Park is located in the Peninsular Range, which extends from the San Jacinto Mountains north of the park, southward to the tip of Baja California.At the western edge of the most seismically active area in North America, the range is a great uplifted plateau, cut off from the Colorado Desert to the east by the Elsinore Fault Zone, where vertical movement over the last two ...
Cuyamaca Peak is located roughly 40 miles (64 km) from the Pacific Ocean, within Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. It is east of the city of San Diego and southwest of Julian. A popular 3.5-mile (5.6 km) year round hike to the summit of Cuyamaca leads from the Paso Picacho Campground, starting at about 5,000 feet (1,500 m).
Named for the 1845 Rancho Cuyamaca Mexican land grant, the region is now dominated by the 26,000-acre (110 km 2) Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. Within the park is the prominent Cuyamaca Peak, the second-highest mountain in San Diego County at 6,512 feet (1,984.9 m). The modern community of Cuyamaca is on the north side of the lake.
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, with California oak woodlands habitat, is located in the range. The former mining town of Julian is in the northern section, [ 4 ] and the towns of Descanso , Pine Valley and Guatay is in the southern. [ 5 ]
State park Los Angeles: 2,954 1,195 1957 Salinas River State Beach: State beach Monterey and Santa Cruz: 281.84 114.06 1960 Salt Point State Park: State park Sonoma: 5,684 2,300 1968 Salton Sea State Recreation Area: State recreation area Imperial and Riverside: 16,901 6,840 1951 Samuel P. Taylor State Park: State park Marin: 2,707 1,095 1946
The route continues through the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. As the route approaches its north end at State Route 79, Lake Cuyamaca is visible. The north terminus is located just north of Cuyamaca Rancho State Park where it meets SR 79. History CR S1 Near Al Bahr Shrine Camp
Stonewall Peak is a prominent mountain in San Diego County, California, located in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. It is east of San Diego and south of Julian. The summit is accessible from Paso Picacho Campground, which is accessed by California State Route 79. Hikes can be done as an out and back going up the west side of the mountain, which is ...
Rancho Cuyamaca was a 35,501-acre (143.67 km 2) Mexican land grant in the Cuyamaca Mountains and Laguna Mountains, in present-day San Diego County, California, United States. It was given in 1845 by Governor Pío Pico to Agustín Olvera . [ 1 ]