Tecate Peak
| Tecate Peak | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,883 ft (1,184 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 1,885 ft (575 m)[2] |
| Listing | San Diego Peak list[3] |
| Coordinates | 32°34′46″N 116°41′20″W / 32.579349992°N 116.688796019°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Tecate Peak | |
| Location | San Diego County, California, U.S. |
| Topo map | USGS Tecate |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Road (high clearance recommended)[4] |
Tecate Peak is a mountain in
San Diego County in the U.S. state of California. Tecate Peak is four miles west of the twin towns of Tecate, California and 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.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Tecate". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ "Tecate Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
- ^ "Sand Diego peaks list". San Diego Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ "Tecate Peak CA". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- JSTOR 27825214.
External links
- "Tecate Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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