San Diego County Prominent Peaks List, 41 peaks, Revised May 2, 2019 Mountain peaks in San Diego County down to 1000 feet ranked from most to least prominent. Research done by Edward Earl. Additional research of UTM coordinates and benchmark names and data by Richard Carey. Key to Column Headings: Rank = The prominence ranking of the peak from highest to lowest. Prom,ft. = The prominence measure of the peak in feet. Peak or BM Name = The name of the peak as shown on the topo map. A Pxxxx ft. with the elevation of the peak if it is not named on the map. Names in parentheses are alternate names for the peak. Peak List = Lists any club sponsored peak list the peak may be on. CPL = County Peaks List (Sierra Club), DPS is the Desert Peaks Section, HPS is the Hundred Peaks Section, OCL is the Orange County List, LPL is the Lower Peaks List, CHPT = County High Point. EL = How the elevation is shown on the map. A BM or VABM entry indicates a brass survey monument or benchmark is at the summit. UTM,E: The UTM grid easting value in meters. UTM,N: The UTM grid northing value in meters. Intr.: The contour interval on the map. Year: Year of map the data is taken from. Land: ABDSP = Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, BLM = Bureau of Land Management, CIR = Cuyapaipe Indian Reservation, CNF = Cleveland National Forest, CP = County Park, CPMB = Camp Pendelton Marine Base, CSP = Cuyamaca State Park, LCIR = Los Coyotes Indian Reservation, MTRP = Mission Trails Regional Park, PIR = Pala Indian Reservation, PL = Private Land, SDCP = San Diego City Property, SYIR = Santa Ysabel Indian Reservation, blank = unknown Note: UTM values are in NAD 27 in zone 11S. |
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Rank | Prom., ft. | County | Peak or BM Name | Peak List | EL,ft | EL | UTM,E | UTM,N | Topo Map (7.5 min.) | Intr. | Year | Land |
1 | 2876 | San Diego | Cuyamaca Peak | CPL, HPS | 6512 | VABM | 536830 | 3645260 | Cuyamaca Peak | 40ft | 1982 | CSP |
2 | 2820 to 2860 | San Diego | High Point LO | CPL, HPS | 6140 | BM | 515300 | 3691400 | Palomar Observatory | 40ft | 1988 | CNF |
3 | 2669 to 2709 | San Diego | Whale Peak | CPL, HPS | 5349 | BM | 563940 | 3654560 | Whale Peak | 40ft | 1978 | ABDSP |
4 | 2653 | San Diego | Hot Springs Mtn | HPS, CHPT | 6533 | BM | 539193 | 3686116 | Hot Springs Mtn | 40ft | 1988 | LCIR |
5 | 2052 to 2092 | San Diego | Otay Mountain | CPL | 3569 | BM | 514660 | 3606160 | Otay Mountain | 40ft | 1972 | BLM |
6 | 1955 to 1995 | San Diego | El Cajon Mtn | CPL | 3675 | VABM | 516910 | 3641660 | El Cajon Mtn | 40ft | 1988 | CNF |
7 | 1953 to 1993 | San Diego | Granite Mtn | CPL, HPS | 5633 | BM | 548672 | 3656880 | Earthquake Valley | 40ft | 1959 | ABDSP |
8 | 1885 to 1925 | San Diego | Tecate Peak | CPL | 3885 | VABM | 529300 | 3604530 | Tecate | 40ft | 1960 | BLM |
9 | 1651 to 1691 | Imperial | Eagle BM (Fish Creek Mts) | 2371 | BM | 593322 | 3649106 | Carrizo Mtn NE | 40ft | 1975 | BLM | |
10 | 1627 to 1667 | San Diego | Viejas Mountain | CPL | 4187 | VABM | 525720 | 3635730 | Viejas Mountain | 40ft | 1988 | CNF |
11 | 1592 to 1632 | San Diego | Coyote Mtn | CPL | 3192 | BM | 562540 | 3689366 | Clark Lake | 40ft | 1974 | ABDSP |
12 | 1578 to 1618 | San Diego | Cuyapaipe BM | HPS | 6378 | BM | 556180 | 3633420 | Mount Laguna | 40ft | 1988 | CIR |
13 | 1559 to 1599 | San Diego | Pechacho BM | 5719 | BM | 535450 | 3669390 | Ranchita | 40ft | 1960 | SYIR | |
14 | 1545 to 1565 | San Diego | San Miguel Mountain | 2565 | VABM | 506040 | 3617440 | Jamul Mountains | 20ft | 1975 | PL | |
15 | 1454 to 1474 | San Diego | Woodson Mtn (LO site) | CPL, LPL | 2901 | BM | 502820 | 3652060 | San Pasqual | 20ft | 1982 | SDCP |
16 | 1375 to 1415 | San Diego | Lyons Peak LO | 3741 | BM | 522190 | 3618050 | Dulzura | 40ft | 1988 | CNF | |
17 | 1313 to 1393 | San Diego | Combs Peak | CPL, HPS | 6193 | BM | 536750 | 3694890 | Bucksnort Mtn | 40ft | 1975 | ABDSP |
18 | 1273 to 1313 | San Diego | North Peak | 5993 | Spot | 538745 | 3651918 | Julian | 40ft | 1988 | PL | |
19 | 1272 to 1312 | San Diego | Jacumba Mountain | CPL, DPS | 4512 | VABM | 578396 | 3617903 | Jacumba | 40ft | 1975 | ABDSP |
20 | 1248 to 1288 | Imperial | Carrizo Mtn | 2408 | VABM | 592270 | 3632120 | Carrizo Mtn | 40ft | 1975 | BLM | |
21 | 1226 to 1266 | Riverside | Rabbit Peak | HPS, DPS | 6660 | Inter. | 570780 | 3699420 | Rabbit Peak | 40ft | 1959 | BLM |
22 | 1196 to 1236 | San Diego | Gaskill Peak | CPL | 3836 | Spot | 526640 | 3622190 | Barrett Lake | 40ft | 1982 | CNF |
23 | 1155 to 1195 | San Diego | Angel Mtn | 4554 | BM | 521356 | 3674750 | Mesa Grande | 20ft | 1988 | PL | |
24 | 1180 | San Diego | Pine Mtn | 4221 | Spot | 513213 | 3677128 | Mesa Grande | 20ft | 1988 | PL | |
25 | 1136 to 1156 | Riverside | Nielson BM | 2416 | BM | 488430 | 3700210 | Pechanga | 20ft | 1988 | ||
26 | 1130 | San Diego | P5340 ft (Mile High) | CPL | 5340 | Inter. | 575280 | 3693000 | Rabbit Peak | 40ft | 1959 | ABDSP |
27 | 1079 to 1119 | Riverside | Iron Spring Mountain | HPS | 5755 | Spot | 528190 | 3701400 | Beauty Mountain | 40ft | 1960 | |
28 | 1062 to 1102 | Riverside | P6582 ft (Dawns Peak) | 6582 | Spot | 563950 | 3702220 | Clark Lake NE | 40ft | 1960 | BLM | |
29 | 1057 to 1097 | San Diego | Sunset Mountain | CPL | 3657 | BM | 567500 | 3662680 | Whale Peak | 40ft | 1978 | ABDSP |
30 | 1068 to 1088 | San Diego | Pala Mountain | 2129 | BM | 496136 | 3688708 | Pala | 20ft | 1988 | PIR | |
31 | 1041 to 1081 | San Diego | P4481 ft | 4481 | Spot | 524205 | 3672114 | Warners Ranch | 40ft | 1975 | SYIR | |
32 | 1029 to 1069 | San Diego | Margarita Peak | OCL | 3189 | BM | 463780 | 3700430 | Margarita Peak | 20ft | 1988 | PL |
33 | 1042 to 1062 | Imperial | Coolidge BM | 2245 | VABM | 585900 | 3693850 | Oasis | 20ft | 1974 | PL | |
34 | 1019 to 1059 | San Diego | P2059 ft (Jamul Mts) | 2059 | Spot | 510990 | 3615440 | Jamul Mountains | 20ft | 1975 | ||
35 | 1036 to 1056 | San Diego | Mt. Whitney | 1738 | BM | 485595 | 3663181 | Rancho Santa Fe | 20ft | 1983 | PL | |
36 | 1016 to 1056 | San Diego | Stage BM | CPL | 2816 | BM | 566890 | 3641910 | Agua Caliente Springs | 40ft | 1959 | BLM |
37 | 1046 | Riverside | P2349 ft | 2349 | Spot | 486650 | 3701095 | Temecula | 20ft | 1975 | ||
38 | 982 to 1022 | San Diego | P3902 ft | 3902 | Spot | 555640 | 3642790 | Monument Peak | 40ft | 1988 | BLM | |
39 | 978 to 1018 | San Diego | P2258 ft | 2258 | Spot | 515160 | 3633470 | Alpine | 40ft | 1988 | PL | |
40 | 991 to 1011 | San Diego | Cowles Mtn | CPL | 1591 | BM | 497110 | 3630340 | La Mesa | 20ft | 1984 | MTRP |
41 | 985 to 1005 | San Diego | San Onofre Mtn | 1725 | Spot | 454030 | 3691543 | Las Pulgas Canyon | 20ft | 1975 | CPMB |