San Felipe Hills (San Diego County)

This article is about the hills in San Diego County, California. For other uses, see San Felipe Hills.

San Felipe Hills
San Felipe Hills location of San Felipe Hills in California[1]
Highest point
Elevation	1,392 m (4,567 ft)
Geography
Country	United States
State	California
District	San Diego County
Range coordinates	33°11′0.146″N 116°33′13.064″W
Topo map	USGS Ranchita

The San Felipe Hills are a low mountain range in eastern San Diego County, southern California.^[1]

Geography

The range defines the eastern side of San Felipe Valley, with the Volcan Mountains defining the west side.

They run southwest of Ranchita, and northeast of Julian and the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel Reservation.

Ecology

The southern section is within Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and supports Colorado Desert habitats. The northern section supports chaparral habitats.^[2]

See also

• Mountain ranges of San Diego County, California

References

1. "San Felipe Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
2. "San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area on California All".