| Official Name: | Palomar Mountain, California |
| Pushpin Label: | Palomar Mountain |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map: | California#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | San Diego |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 5325 |
| Coordinates: | 33.3228°N -116.8786°W |
| Area Code Type: | Area codes |
| Area Code: | 442/760 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 272859 |
Palomar Mountain is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, California.
The community is located near the north-central edge of San Diego County within the Cleveland National Forest,[1] southeast of Palomar Mountain State Park and southwest of Palomar Mountain and Palomar Observatory.
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Palomar Mountain has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps. Annual precipitation on the mountain averages about 30 inches (highly variable from year to year), mostly falling between October and March. Snow falls during cold winter storms. Summers are mostly dry, except for occasional thunderstorms in late July to early September. The humid climate supports woods of oak, pine, fir and cedar on large swaths of the mountain.