Tecate Peak
Highest point
Elevation3,883 ft (1,184 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence1,885 ft (575 m)[2]
ListingSan Diego Peak list[3]
Coordinates32°34′46″N 116°41′20″W / 32.579349992°N 116.688796019°W / 32.579349992; -116.688796019[1]
Geography
Tecate Peak is located in San Diego County, California
Tecate Peak
Tecate Peak
LocationSan Diego County, California, U.S.
Topo mapUSGS Tecate
Climbing
Easiest routeRoad (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

  1. ^ a b c "Tecate". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  2. ^ "Tecate Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  3. ^ "Sand Diego peaks list". San Diego Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  4. ^ "Tecate Peak CA". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  5. ^ Shipek, Florence C. (1985). "Kuuchamaa: The Kumeyaay Sacred Mountain". Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology. 7 (1). JSTOR 27825214.

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