Laguna Mountains

Template:Short description Template:About Template:Infobox mountain The Laguna Mountains are a mountain range of the Peninsular Ranges in eastern San Diego County, California. The mountains run in a northwest/southeast alignment for approximately Template:Convert.

The mountains have long been inhabited by the indigenous Kumeyaay people.

Geography

The Laguna Mountains are bordered by the Cuyamaca Mountains area on the west and the Colorado Desert on the east, where the mountains form a steep escarpment along the Laguna Salada Fault. To the north the Laguna Mountains are bounded by the Elsinore Fault Zone and to the south by Cameron Valley and Thing Valley.

The highest point is Cuyapaipe Mountain at Template:Convert. The mountains are largely contained within Cleveland National Forest. Snow falls on the highest peaks several times a year. Mount Laguna is a village in the Laguna Mountains with a population of about 80.

The headwaters of three perennial streams begin in the Laguna Mountains: Noble Creek, Cottonwood Creek, and Kitchen Creek.

The Laguna Mountains extend northwest about Template:Convert from the Mexican border at the Sierra de Juárez range.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Sawtooth Range and In-Ko-Pah Mountains are adjacent to the east. The Santa Rosa Mountains lie further to the northeast. The Cuyamaca Mountains are adjacent along the west.

The southern section is in the Mountain Empire region of San Diego County, and the northern section is in the East County region.

Recreation

The Laguna Mountains are a popular recreation area in Cleveland National Forest. They comprise the southernmost crest along the Pacific Crest Trail.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Their relatively high altitude induces the highest snowfall in San Diego County making it one of the few local places to offer snow activities like sledding and snowshoeing.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

• Laguna Mountain's chaparral habitat in foreground, Cuyamaca Mountains in background.
  Laguna Mountain's chaparral habitat in foreground, Cuyamaca Mountains in background.
• Laguna Mountains (lower right/east), and other Peninsular Ranges in Southern California.
  Laguna Mountains (lower right/east), and other Peninsular Ranges in Southern California.
• Cleveland National Forest observation deck in the Laguna Mountains.
  Cleveland National Forest observation deck in the Laguna Mountains.
• Inspiration Point view, east towards Anza Borrego Desert State Park (right), Vallecito Mountains (left), and Santa Rosa Mountains (left background).
  Inspiration Point view, east towards Anza Borrego Desert State Park (right), Vallecito Mountains (left), and Santa Rosa Mountains (left background).

See also

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