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Cuyamaca Peak

Cuyamaca Peak, a peak in California
Cuyamaca Peak, a peak in CaliforniaRossonMK · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cuyamaca Peak, a peak in California
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Cuyamaca Peak, a peak in California
Tylerfinvold at en.wikipedia · Public domain
Cuyamaca Peak, a peak in California
Tylerfinvold at en.wikipedia · Public domain
Cuyamaca Peak, a peak in California
Tylerfinvold at en.wikipedia · Public domain
Cuyamaca Peak, a peak in California
Tylerfinvold at en.wikipedia · Public domain

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Cuyamaca Peak rises to 1,979 m in California. Monument Peak stands 1,904 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Conejos Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away.

About

The story

Cuyamaca Peak is a mountain peak of the Cuyamaca Mountains range in San Diego County, California.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5197090, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,979 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates32.94671, -116.60641
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cuyamaca Rancho State Park: 2.7 mi
  • Pedro Fages Monument: 5.0 mi
  • Ipai - Tipai Park: 8.1 mi
  • Jess Martin County Park: 8.7 mi
  • Julian County Park: 8.9 mi
Peaks
  • Japacha Peak: 0.9 mi
  • West Mesa: 1.8 mi
  • Stonewall Peak: 2.2 mi
  • Sill Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Middle Peak: 2.4 mi
Springs
  • Conejos Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Deer Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Azalea Spring: 1.0 mi
  • La Puerta Springs: 1.5 mi
  • Wildcat Spring: 1.8 mi
Artworks: 22
  • Hubbell Gateway: 11.0 mi
  • Blessed Mother: 11.6 mi
  • Magic Water Horse: 12.9 mi
  • The Big Green Box (SDG&E): 21.5 mi
  • Utahraptor: 22.8 mi
Historic sites: 20
Museums: 12
Attractions: 11
Cliffs: 11
  • Main Wall: 7.3 mi
  • Monster Rocks: 7.3 mi
  • Bell Bluff: 10.9 mi
  • Shadow Wall: 13.1 mi
  • 2-Second Tier: 13.1 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Ghost towns: 7
Waterfalls: 7
  • Three Sisters Waterfalls: 5.1 mi
  • Cedar Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Mildred Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Cottonwood Creek: 11.0 mi
  • Kitchen Creek Falls: 16.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
  • Desert View Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • BBQ Area: 12.9 mi
  • Day Use Picnic Site: 18.8 mi
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Warner Hot Spring: 23.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Cuyamaca Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monument PeakESE1,904 m11.4 mi
Wooded HillSE1,894 m11.7 mi
Stephenson PeakESE1,889 m12.1 mi
Piñon PointESE1,832 m12.2 mi
North PeakNNE1,826 m4.3 mi
Garnet PeakE1,800 m8.7 mi
Middle PeakN1,795 m2.4 mi
Sheephead MountainSE1,792 m12.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2618:58
June solstice05:3919:2219:59
September equinox06:3518:1218:45
December solstice06:4616:0716:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424246495564717165554741
Precip in5.56.44.92.31.10.20.40.50.61.52.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cuyamaca, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 270727 — Cuyamaca Peak, San Diego County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358801148

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