San Jacinto Mountains
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 Topographic map of the San Jacinto Mountains and neighboring mountains |
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 North side of the San Jacinto Mountains |
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| Highest peak | San Jacinto Peak ( 3302 m ) |
| location | Riverside County , California , United States |
| part of | Peninsular Ranges |
| Coordinates | 33 ° 49 ′ N , 116 ° 41 ′ W |
| Type | mountain range |
| particularities | Northernmost mountain range of the Peninsular Ranges |
The San Jacinto Mountains ( Mohave language : Avii Hanupach ) are a mountain range in Riverside County of the US state California . They are the northernmost part of the Peninsular Ranges . The highest elevation of the mountains is the San Jacinto Peak with 3302 m . The San Jacinto Mountains are named after St. Hyacinthus of Caesarea .
geography
The San Jacinto Mountains extend for an estimated 50 km from the San Bernardino Mountains in a southeastern direction to the Santa Rosa Mountains and form the northernmost part of the Peninsular Ranges , which extend from here over 1500 km to the southern tip of Lower California . The highest mountain in the San Jacinto Mountains is the San Jacinto Peak at 3302 m . As part of the North American continental divide , the San Jacinto Mountains separate the Salton Sea from the Pacific Ocean .
The mountains are located in the north of Riverside County in California . To the east, the San Jacinto Mountains border the Coachella Valley with the cities of Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage . The northern end of the San Jacinto Mountains is formed by the San Gorgonio Pass , which also marks the border to the San Bernardino Mountains and the San Gorgonio Mountain . Idyllwild-Pine Cove is located on the western slope of the San Jacinto Mountains , to the west of which is the San Jacinto Valley with the cities of Hemet and San Jacinto .
The San Jacinto Mountains are partially surrounded by the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument , created in 2000 . The Mount San Jacinto State Park is located at the San Jacinto Peak. Part of the eastern mountain range belongs to an Indian reservation of the Cahuilla . Since 1990, among other things, the San Jacinto Mountains have been protected by the Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy.
nature
The San Jacinto Mountains are known as Sky Island , a name for mountains that are surrounded by valleys with a significantly different environment. This phenomenon occurs through altitudes and becomes evident in the San Jacinto Mountains through animal and plant species that would not survive the hot temperatures of 40 ° C and more in the lowlands. The vegetation of the San Jacinto Mountains is accordingly strongly influenced by the altitude and climate of the mountains. The weather conditions near the valley floor are hot and dry, which is why there are only species that are adapted to this, such as the California black oak ( Quercus kelloggii ) and the Coulter pine ( Pinus coulteri ).
Use of man
The native Cahuilla Indians live in the desert landscape below the San Jacinto Mountains. They hunt in the mountains themselves and take a break from the heat in the valley.
The artists Carl Eytel (1862–1925) and Paul A. Grimm (1892–1974) from Palm Springs often used the San Jacinto Mountains as a motif.
Hollywood directors have often chosen the mountains and the surrounding area as a location for their films, also to escape the hustle and bustle of southern California.
The San Jacinto Mountains are a popular destination. Several hiking trails in the mountains are frequented, for example one leads from the mountain station of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway over 700 meters up to San Jacinto Peak . The Pacific Crest Trail also leads along the back of the San Jacinto Mountains.
Tahquitz Peak and other climbing areas are located above Idyllwild-Pine Cove in the west of the mountains .
Web links
- Map at www.topoquest.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b San Jacinto NGS Data Sheet of the National Geodetic Survey (English)
- ↑ California Black Oak (Quercus kelloggii) ( Memento of the original from May 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Globaltwitcher.com (English)
