- Laguna Mountains
The Laguna Mountains are a section of the
Peninsular Ranges in easternSan Diego County . The mountains run in a northwest/southeast alignment for approximately 20 miles. They are bordered by the Cuyamaca area on the west and theColorado Desert on the east, where the mountains form a steepescarpment along the Laguna Salada Fault. To the north the Laguna Mountains are bounded by the Elsinore Fault and to the south by Cameron Valley and Thing Valley. The highest point is Cuyapaipe Mountain at 6,378 feet. The mountains are largely contained within theCleveland National Forest . Snow falls on the highest peaks several times a year. Mount Laguna is a village in the Laguna Mountains with a population of about 80.In a broader sense (according to The Columbia Gazetteer of North America [http://www.bartleby.com/69/16/L00916.html] ), the Laguna Mountains extend northwest about 35 mi from the Mexican border at the
Sierra Juárez range. In this sense they would encompass theIn-Ko-Pah Mountains andJacumba Mountains to the southeast and Cuyamaca Mountain to the west.The mountains have long been inhabited by the
Kumeyaay people.
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.