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USA, California — Killed while hiking alone near Cuyamaca Peak in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. [34] [35] August 19, 1996 Cindy Parolin, 36, Female: Canada, British Columbia, Tulameen — Mother killed while defending her 6-year-old son on a horseback riding trip. [36] July 17, 1997 Mark Miedema, 10, Male
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 ...
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: State park San Diego: 24,693 9,993 1933 Preserves an expansive tract of forests and meadows above 5,000 feet (1,500 m) in the Laguna Mountains, on the former Rancho Cuyamaca. [63] D. L. Bliss State Park: State park El Dorado: 2,149 870 1929 Features a balancing rock and the Rubicon Point Light on the shore of Lake ...
California State Route 79 wraps around three shores, and provides access to/from Julian to the north and I−8 to the south. [4] Lake Cuyamaca is 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the Paso Picacho Campground and its trailheads in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. [4]
The Cuyamaca Reservoir lies adjacent to the east side of the range. Mountains are primarily protected within the Cleveland National Forest . Cuyamaca Rancho State Park , with California oak woodlands habitat , is located in the range.
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 ]
At a 3,450 feet (1,050 m) elevation, it is located at the south entrance to Cuyamaca Rancho State Park and also borders Cleveland National Forest to the west and east. The area was heavily threatened by the 2003 Cedar Fire. The community consists of many small ranches and newer homes of San Diego commuters. Horseback riding and hiking are ...