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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 ...
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.
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]
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Carlsbad State Beach; Cuyamaca Rancho State Park; D. Dixon Reservoir; F. ... San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park;