El Cajon Mountain
El Cajon Mountain, commonly known as El Capitan or El Cap, is a mountain in the Cuyamaca Mountains, and prominent natural landmark in the East County of San Diego.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,648 feet
- Description: mountain in California, United States of America
- Also known as: “Elcajon Mountain”
Places of Interest
Highlights include El Capitan Lake and El Capitan Dam.
El Capitan Lake
Reservoir
Photo: NNRamirez, Public domain.
El Capitan Reservoir is a reservoir in central San Diego County, California. It is in the Cuyamaca Mountains, about 30 miles northeast of the city of San Diego and two miles northwest of the town of Alpine.
El Capitan Dam
Dam
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
El Capitan Dam is an embankment dam or hydraulic fill dam on the San Diego River in San Diego County, California, United States. The dam forms the 112,800-acre-foot El Capitan Reservoir and serves mainly to supply water to the city of San Diego as well as providing flood control.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Flinn Springs.
Flinn Springs
Hamlet
Flinn Springs is an unincorporated community in the East County region of San Diego County, California.
El Cajon Mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: San Diego County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.91489° or 32° 54′ 54″ northLongitude
-116.82007° or 116° 49′ 12″ westElevation
3,648 feet (1,112 metres)Open location code
8545W57H+XXOpenStreetMap ID
node 358801214OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“El Cajon Mountain” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “El Cajon Mountain”
- Dutch: “El Cajon Mountain”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ال كاچون”
- German: “El Cajon Mountain”
- Japanese: “エル・カホン・マウンテン”
- Japanese: “エル・カホン山”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include El Capitan and Trad 5.6.
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