Ghost town · California
Cuyamaca
Cuyamaca is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,451 m. Cuyamaca Peak stands 1,979 m to the west, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Cold Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away.
human settlement in California, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates32.94611, -116.57611
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- West Mesa: 0.9 mi
- Stonewall Peak: 1.0 mi
- Little Stonewall Peak: 1.5 mi
- Japacha Peak: 1.6 mi
- Cuyamaca Peak: 1.8 mi
Parks
- Cuyamaca Rancho State Park: 1.1 mi
- Pedro Fages Monument: 3.9 mi
- Jess Martin County Park: 8.8 mi
- Pine Valley County Park: 8.8 mi
- Julian County Park: 9.1 mi
Springs
- Cold Spring: 0.6 mi
- Japacha Spring: 1.4 mi
- Deer Spring: 1.6 mi
- Azalea Spring: 1.7 mi
- Conejos Spring: 1.9 mi
Artworks: 22
- Hubbell Gateway: 11.1 mi
- Blessed Mother: 13.0 mi
- Magic Water Horse: 13.5 mi
- Utahraptor: 21.7 mi
- Tyrannosaurus Rex: 21.8 mi
Historic sites: 18
- Cuyamaca Rancho State Park: 1.6 mi
- Airplane Monument: 1.9 mi
- Julian Jail: 9.1 mi
- Yaquitepec: 11.6 mi
- San Felipe-Butterfield Stage Station Historical Marker: 11.7 mi
Museums: 11
- Cuyamaca Rancho Park Museum and Area Headquarters: 1.5 mi
- Julian Pioneer Museum: 9.2 mi
- Alpine Historical Society: 14.4 mi
- Barona Museum: 16.2 mi
- Guy R. Woodward Museum: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Main Wall: 7.8 mi
- Monster Rocks: 7.8 mi
- Bell Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Shadow Wall: 14.8 mi
- 2-Second Tier: 14.8 mi
Attractions: 9
- Moteros: 1.5 mi
- Warlock Mine: 9.0 mi
- Eagle Mine: 9.4 mi
- Volcan Mountain Air Beacon: 10.8 mi
- COVID climb: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Three Sisters Waterfalls: 6.7 mi
- Mildred Falls: 9.4 mi
- Cedar Creek Falls: 9.4 mi
- Cottonwood Creek: 10.0 mi
- Kitchen Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Aztec Woods: 11.0 mi
- Agua Caliente County Park: 15.7 mi
- Barnett Ranch County Preserve: 17.1 mi
- Goodan Ranch Sycamore Canyon County Preserve: 22.9 mi
- Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Stratton: 2.7 mi
- Banner: 8.7 mi
- Branson City: 9.4 mi
- Eastwood: 10.0 mi
- Coleman City: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Desert View Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- BBQ Area: 11.5 mi
- Day Use Picnic Site: 17.7 mi
Gardens: 2
- Stuart Alan Whitmore Memorial Garden: 6.4 mi
- desert garden: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Buckman Springs Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Broken Ankle Bend: 15.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Warner Hot Spring: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Cuyamaca. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyamaca Peak | W 271° | 1,979 m | 1.8 mi |
| Monument Peak | ESE 112° | 1,904 m | 9.8 mi |
| Wooded Hill | SE 130° | 1,894 m | 10.3 mi |
| Stephenson Peak | ESE 117° | 1,889 m | 10.5 mi |
| Piñon Point | ESE 120° | 1,832 m | 10.6 mi |
| North Peak | N 352° | 1,826 m | 4.2 mi |
| Garnet Peak | ESE 102° | 1,800 m | 7.0 mi |
| Middle Peak | NNW 330° | 1,795 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:22 | 19:59 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:12 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:46 | 16:07 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 42 | 46 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 71 | 65 | 55 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cuyamaca, 3 mi away.
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