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The Cuyamaca Mountains (Kumeyaay: ‘Ekwiiyemak), locally the Cuyamacas, are a mountain range of the Peninsular Ranges System, in San Diego County, southern California. The mountain range runs roughly northwest to southeast.
The Cuyamaca Mountains are part of what's called, The Peninsular Ranges of Southern California. The Peninsular Ranges are made up of several smaller ranges including: San Jacinto, Sierra de San Pedro Mártir, Santa Ana, Temescal, Cuyamaca and Sierra de Juárez to name but a few.
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- 32.94680°N / 116.6068°W
- 6512 ft / 1985 m
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The Cuyamaca Mountains are a mountain range located in southern California, just east of San Diego. The range runs from the northwest down to the southeast and is part of the larger Peninsular Range System. There are 59 named mountains in Cuyamaca Mountains.
The Peninsular Ranges (also called the Lower California province [1]) are a group of mountain ranges that stretch 1,500 km (930 mi) from Southern California to the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula; they are part of the North American Pacific Coast Ranges, which run along the Pacific Coast from Alaska to Mexico.
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park is a large preserve, nearly 25,000 acres, in the Peninsular Ranges of far southwest California, 35 miles northwest of San Diego; it contains granitic peaks, oak and pine woodland, canyons, streams and meadows, centred on the picturesque valley of the upper Sweetwater River. Elevations range from 3,420 feet near the ...
The Cuyamaca Rancho State Park lies within the Peninsular Ranges geomorphic province of southern California, which is characterized by a series of northwest trending mountains and valleys that are similar in trend to the San Andreas Fault system that lies to the east.
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park is part of the Peninsular Ranges of Southern California, which are chiefly made up of coarsely crystalline igneous rock, termed the Peninsular Ranges Batholith.
