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Aerial view from the south-southeast of French Meadows Reservoir (far) and Hell Hole Reservoir (near) in the Sierra Nevada just west of Lake Tahoe. Hell Hole Reservoir is an artificial, crescent-shaped lake in the Sierra Nevada mountain range 10 miles (16 km) west of Lake Tahoe in California, United States. The lake is about 3.5 miles (5.6 km ...
With 585,930 acres (237,120 ha) that includes one-fifth of San Diego County, it is the largest state park in California and the third largest state park nationally. [ 2 ] The park occupies eastern San Diego County and reaches into Imperial and Riverside counties, enveloping two communities: Borrego Springs , which is home to the park's ...
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. [3]
A map of the Hell Hole/IXL cave. Spelunking is one popular activity at Gray Whale Ranch, although most cavers try to prevent the location of the caves from becoming widely known. One such example is the "Hell Hole" (originally known as the " Tom Sawyer Cave" when it was first reported in 1954; [ 4 ] subsequently known by the names of "IXL" and ...
San Felipe Creek is a stream in Imperial and San Diego Counties of California. It arises in the Volcan Mountains of San Diego County 33°11′57″N 116°37′35″W / 33.19917°N 116.62639°W / 33.19917; -116.62639 , and runs eastward, gathering the waters of most of the eastern slope of the mountains and desert of the county in ...
The Rancho Santa Maria de los Peñasquitos was the first Mexican land grant in present-day San Diego County. Ruiz built an adobe home on the rancho, which was north of the Presidio and Mission San Diego de Alcalá, and nearby the Kumeyaay settlement of Awil Nyawa. Ruiz built the first ranch house on the rancho in 1824, which was later expanded ...
There are two main routes to climb El Cajon Mountain, the main class 1 trail hike from Lakeside, California, and several class 3 climbs up the south face, [5] which is now private property [6] and closed to public access. [7] The main trail hike is considered one of the hardest hikes in San Diego County because of its steep climbs and rolling ...
The Mud Caves are a popular feature in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in San Diego County, California.The caves, located in the Carrizo Badlands, along the Arroyo Tapiado, were created by water flowing through a thick deposit of silt and are an example of pseudokarst topography.