Jacumba Mountains Explained

Jacumba Mountains
Country:United States
State:California
District:San Diego County
Topo Map:Jacumba
Topo Maker:USGS
Range:Peninsular Ranges
Range Coordinates:32.7198°N -116.1725°W
Highest:Jacumba Peak
Elevation M:1375
Coordinates:32.6978°N -125.87°W
Map:USA California San Diego County#USA California Southern#California
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:220

The Jacumba Mountains are a mountain range of the Peninsular Ranges, located in eastern San Diego County, Southern California, near the Mexico-U.S. border. The range reaches an elevation of at Jacumba Peak, near the southern end of the chain.[1]

The range lies in a northwest-southeasterly direction, east of the In-Ko-Pah Mountains, and north of Interstate 8. The range is approximately long, and Table Mountain at the southeast end of the range is located about northeast of the town of Jacumba.[2]

The Tierra Blanca Mountains and the Sawtooth Mountains are to the northwest, and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park due north. The Coyote Mountains lie to the northeast. The Volcanic Hills area lies on the northeast flank of the range.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Jacumba, CA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS 1997
  2. El Cajon, California, 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1979