Whale Mountain (San Diego County, California)
Whale Mountain is a 3,043-foot (928 m), summit in the northwestern Cuyamaca Mountains, in San Diego County, California. It is located between Ramona, and Santa Ysabel, near Ballena Valley.[2]
| Whale Mountain | |
|---|---|
  Location in California  (the United States) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,043 ft (928 m) NGVD 29[1] |
| Coordinates | 33°04′30″N 116°45′39″W [2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | San Diego County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Cuyamaca Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Ramona |
Ballena takes its name from the mountain, ballena being Spanish for "whale". The Spanish name was the equivalent of the Ipai word ipank that also means whale and that was their name for the mountain.[3]
Whale Mountain, or also known as Whale Peak, is known for being desert-like and containing many desert plants and animals, such as Cacti and Iquanas.
References
- "Whale Mountain". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
- "Whale Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
- Carrico, Richard L. (2011). Ramona. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 978-0738581620.
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