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词条 Vallecito Mountains
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  1. Geography

  2. References

{{Infobox mountain range
| name = Vallecito Mountains
| native_name =
| other_name =
| etymology =
| photo = Vallecito-2000ft.JPG
| photo_caption = Vallecito Mountains
| country = United States
| state = California
| region = Colorado Desert
| district = Anza-Borrego Desert State Park,
San Diego County
| topo_map = Whale Peak
| topo_maker = USGS
| border =
| range_coordinates = {{coord|33|1|45.170|N|116|18|58.044|W|type:mountain_scale:300000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| highest = Whale Peak
| elevation_m = 1630
| coordinates = {{coord|33|1.78|N|116|18.98|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline}}
| length_mi = | length_orientation =
| width_mi = | width_orientation =
| area_mi2 =
| geology =
| orogeny =
| period =
| map = California
| map_caption = location of Vallecito Mountains in California [1]
}}

The Vallecito Mountains are located in the Colorado Desert, in eastern San Diego County, Southern California. They are about {{convert|28|mi}} north of the U.S. border with Mexico.

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 {{convert|15|mi|km}} long, and reaches an elevation of {{convert|5349|ft}} above sea level at Whale Peak.[2][3]

The Laguna Mountains are to the southwest and 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. ^{{cite gnis|id=255834|name=Vallecito Mountains|accessdate=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
  • {{cite book|first=Stuart|last=Allan|title=California Road and Recreation Atlas|year=2005|publisher=Benchmark Maps|isbn=0-929591-80-1|page=117}}
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3 : Mountain ranges of the Colorado Desert|Mountain ranges of San Diego County, California|Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

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