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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.
- Lake Cuyamaca
Lake Cuyamaca, also called Cuyamaca Reservoir, is a 110...
- Cuyamaca Peak
Cuyamaca Peak is a mountain peak of the Cuyamaca Mountains...
- Cuyamaca, California
Cuyamaca (Kumeyaay: ‘Ekwiiyemak) is a region of eastern San...
- Lake Cuyamaca
Cuyamaca Peak is a mountain peak of the Cuyamaca Mountains range, in San Diego County, Southern California . Geography. At 6,512 feet (1,985 m), its summit is the second highest point in San Diego County. Cuyamaca Peak is located roughly 40 miles (64 km) from the Pacific Ocean, within Cuyamaca Rancho State Park.
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Cuyamaca (Kumeyaay: ‘Ekwiiyemak) is a region of eastern San Diego County. It lies east of the Capitan Grande Indian Reservation in the western Laguna Mountains, north of Descanso and south of Julian. Named for the 1845 Rancho Cuyamaca Mexican land grant, the region is now dominated by the 26,000-acre (110 km 2) Cuyamaca Rancho State Park.
Lake Cuyamaca, also called Cuyamaca Reservoir, is a 110 acres (45 ha) reservoir, nature park and recreation area in the eastern Cuyamaca Mountains, located roughly 4,600 feet (1402 m) up into the hills and mountains of eastern San Diego County, California's backcountry.
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park is a state park in inland San Diego County, Southern California, United States, located 40 miles (64 km) east of the metropolitan area of San Diego. The park is situated near the southernmost reaches of the vast Cleveland National Forest, as well as the Cuyamaca and Laguna Mountains of the Peninsular Ranges.
The Cuyamaca Mountains consist mainly of chaparrell, dispersed montane and pockets of pine forest with riparian ecosystems. There are year-round water sources and the San Dieago River can trace its hedwaters to these mountains. Cuyamaca Peak is the highest peak in the state park and the second highest in San Diego County.
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- 32.94680°N / 116.6068°W
- 6512 ft / 1985 m
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The name "Cuyama" comes from an Indian village named Kuyam. Cuyama is located on California State Route 166 2.5 miles (4 km) east of its much larger neighbor New Cuyama. [6] South of the town is the Sierra Madre mountain range, most of which is included in the Los Padres National Forest.
