Tecate Peak | |
Elevation Ft: | 3883 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence Ft: | 1885 |
Prominence Ref: | [2] |
Location: | San Diego County, California, U.S. |
Map: | USA California San Diego County |
Map Size: | 200 |
Label Position: | left |
Listing: | San Diego Peak list[3] |
Coordinates: | 32.5793°N -116.6888°W |
Topo: | USGS Tecate |
Easiest Route: | Road (high clearance recommended)[4] |
Tecate Peak is a mountain in San Diego County, California. Tecate Peak is four miles west of the twin towns of Tecate, California and Tecate, Baja California, and is about 1/2 mile north of the Mexico–United States border.[1]
Tecate Peak is also known as Kuuchamaa (also spelled Kuchamaa, Cuchuma, and Cuchama) Mountain, and is a sacred mountain for the indigenous Kumeyaay people.[5]