Tecate Peak

Tecate Peak
Highest point
Elevation 3,883 ft (1,184 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 1,885 ft (575 m)[2]
Coordinates 32°34′46″N 116°41′20″W / 32.579569°N 116.688767°W / 32.579569; -116.688767Coordinates: 32°34′46″N 116°41′20″W / 32.579569°N 116.688767°W / 32.579569; -116.688767[1]
Geography

California, U.S.

Location San Diego County, California, U.S.
Topo map USGS Tecate

Tecate Peak is a mountain in San Diego County in the U.S. state of California. Tecate Peak is four miles west of Tecate, Baja California, and is about 1/2 mile north of the United States-Mexico border.[1]

Tecate Peak is also known as Kuuchamaa (also spelled Kuchamaa, Cuchuma, and Cuchama) Mountain, and is a sacred mountain for the indigenous Kumeyaay people.[3]

Tecate Peak is the 54th highest peak[4] in San Diego County.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "TECATE 2 RESET". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  2. "Tecate Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  3. Shipek, Florence C. (1985). "Kuuchamaa: The Kumeyaay Sacred Mountain". Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology. 7 (1). JSTOR 27825214.
  4. "100 Highest Peaks in San Diego County".


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