Sawtooth Mountains (California) Explained

Sawtooth Mountains
Country:United States
State:California
District:San Diego County
Topo Map:Agua Caliente Springs
Topo Maker:USGS
Range:Peninsular Ranges
Range Coordinates:32.9123°N -116.3575°W
Highest:Red Top
Elevation M:1428
Coordinates:32.8855°N -116.342°W
Map:California

The Sawtooth Mountains are a mountain range of the Peninsular Ranges system, located in eastern San Diego County, California.

The Sawtooth Mountains are within the western Colorado Desert, southwest of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and the Tierra Blanca Mountains. The Jacumba Mountains lie to the southeast.[1] [2]

The Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness is located within the range.

Notes and References

  1. El Cajon, California, 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1979
  2. Agua Caliente Springs, California, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1997