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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.
On the western side of the mountain lies Lower Otay Lake and Otay Mesa, with Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility and other detention centers and law enforcement properties lying on the southwest slope of the mountain. [3] On the eastern flank, Mine Canyon and Marron Valley separate the San Ysidro Mountains from Tecate Peak (Kuuchamaa). [4]
Otay Mountain; Otay Mountain Wilderness; Otay River; R. Rancho Otay; S. Savage Dam This page was last edited on 23 June 2016, at 23:45 (UTC). Text is available under ...
Hollenbeck Canyon Wildlife Area signpost at trailhead. Hollenbeck Canyon Wildlife Area is located near Jamul and Dulzura in California.The former cattle ranch was designated a wildlife area in 2001, and forms a wildlife corridor between Otay Mountain Wilderness and Jamul Mountains under the protection of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. [1]
The Cohutta Wilderness Loop begins in far southeast Tennessee and surrounds much of the Cohutta Wilderness in northern Georgia. The drive passes babbling brooks in a steady climb to breathtaking ...
TOPGUN F-16 and A-4 aircraft in formation over Lower Otay Lake prior to development. The area where the Reservoir is located was part of Rancho Janal, and was purchased by E. S. Babcock. [6] Lower Otay Reservoir was originally created in 1897 after the construction of Lower Otay Dam by the Southern California Mountain Water Company. [7]
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