Vallecito Mountains

Vallecito Mountains
Vallecito Mountains
Highest point
Peak	Whale Peak
Elevation	1,630 m (5,350 ft)
Coordinates	33°1.78′N 116°18.98′W
Geography
Vallecito Mountains location of Vallecito Mountains in California[1]
Country	United States
State	California
Region	Colorado Desert
District(s)	Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, San Diego County
Range coordinates	33°1′45.170″N 116°18′58.044″W
Topo map	USGS Whale Peak

The Vallecito Mountains are a mountain range in the Colorado Desert in eastern San Diego County, California. They are about 28 miles (45 km) north of the Mexico–United States border.

Geography

The mountains lie in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, in an east–west direction, southwest of the community of Ocotillo Wells, and south of Highway 78. The range is approximately 15 miles (24 km) long, and reaches an elevation of 5,349 feet (1,630 m) above sea level at Whale Peak.^[2][3]

The Laguna Mountains are to the southwest and the Volcan Mountains to the northwest, and the Pinyon Mountains and Borrego Valley are on the north side. The Sawtooth Mountains, Tierra Blanca Mountains and Jacumba Mountains ranges lie to the south and southeast.^[3][4]

References

1. "Vallecito Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
2. Whale Peak, California, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1959/1978
3. Borrego Valley, California, 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982
4. El Cajon, California, 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1979

• Allan, Stuart (2005). California Road and Recreation Atlas. Benchmark Maps. p. 117. ISBN 0-929591-80-1.