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Viejas Mountain

Viejas Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Viejas Mountain rises to 1,272 m in California. Cuyamaca Peak stands 1,979 m to the northeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Ipai - Tipai Park, a park 1.8 miles away.

About

The story

Viejas Mountain is a mountain in San Diego County, California. At 4,189 feet (1,277 m), Viejas Mountain is the 48th tallest peak in San Diego County. The mountain can be seen from parts of metropolitan San Diego. The summit is about 3 miles (5 km) northeast of the community of Alpine in Cleveland National Forest.

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Wikidata Q7928264, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,272 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates32.86116, -116.72585
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Ipai - Tipai Park: 1.8 mi
  • Kumeyaay Grinding Rocks Site: 3.1 mi
  • Auren Pierce Park: 3.2 mi
  • Alpine Community Park: 3.3 mi
  • Old Ironsides County Park: 6.4 mi
Springs: 44
  • Ellis Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Tule Springs: 5.4 mi
  • Five Willow Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Carl Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Wildcat Spring: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 29
  • Alpine Veteran's Wall of Honor: 3.3 mi
  • Airplane Monument: 9.0 mi
  • Jake Porter Memorial: 9.4 mi
  • Louis A. Stezler Memorial: 10.4 mi
  • Cuyamaca Rancho State Park: 10.5 mi
Museums: 21
Attractions: 19
Cliffs: 17
  • Bell Bluff: 4.0 mi
  • Main Wall: 5.4 mi
  • Monster Rocks: 5.5 mi
  • Quarry Wall: 6.2 mi
  • 2-Second Tier: 6.3 mi
Gardens: 13
Nature reserves: 13
  • Barnett Ranch County Preserve: 12.4 mi
  • San Diego River: 14.8 mi
  • Goodan Ranch Sycamore Canyon County Preserve: 15.0 mi
  • Aztec Woods: 17.3 mi
  • Dictionary Hill County Preserve: 18.1 mi
Artworks: 8
  • Blessed Mother: 2.6 mi
  • Magic Water Horse: 7.1 mi
  • The Big Green Box (SDG&E): 12.7 mi
  • Hubbell Gateway: 18.4 mi
  • Mariposa Lane: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Three Sisters Waterfalls: 8.0 mi
  • Cedar Creek Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Mildred Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Cottonwood Creek: 13.9 mi
  • Kitchen Creek Falls: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
  • Desert View Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
  • BBQ Area: 22.0 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Viejas Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cuyamaca PeakNE1,979 m9.1 mi
North PeakNE1,826 m12.9 mi
Middle PeakNE1,795 m11.0 mi
Sheephead MountainE1,792 m15.5 mi
Japacha PeakNE1,771 m8.9 mi
Garnet MountainENE1,731 m14.9 mi
Pine MountainENE1,722 m14.0 mi
Stonewall PeakNE1,707 m11.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2618:59
June solstice05:4019:2319:59
September equinox06:3618:1318:45
December solstice06:4616:0816:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535356596368737673665952
Precip in3.23.72.71.20.60.10.10.10.20.61.52.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alpine, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 251038 — Viejas Mountain, San Diego County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358794169

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