Cowles Mountain
Cowles Mountain is a prominent mountain in San Carlos, San Diego, California. The 1,593-foot summit is the highest point of the city of San Diego. It is protected within Mission Trails Regional Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,526 feet
- Description: mountain in United States of America
- Also known as: “Black Mountain”, “Kohls Mountain”, and “Mission Peak”
- Historically known as: “S Mountain”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grossmont College and Murray Reservoir.
Grossmont College
College
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Grossmont College is a public community college in El Cajon, California. Its name originated with the silent film actor and producer William J. Gross, who was enticed by Ed Fletcher to invest in the purchase of land, part of which was called Grossmont.
Murray Reservoir
Lake
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Lake Murray is a reservoir in San Diego, California, operated by the City of San Diego's Public Utilities Department. When full, the reservoir covers 171.1 acres, has a maximum water depth of 95 feet, and a shoreline of 3.2 miles.
Kumeyaay Lake
Lake
Photo: Robert DuHamel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kumeyaay Lake is a lake in San Diego, California. It is situated in Mission Trails Regional Park. Formerly a gravel pit, its habitat includes riparian and chaparral plants.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Carlos and Navajo.
San Carlos
Village
Photo: Pattymooney, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Carlos is a neighborhood in the eastern area of San Diego, California. It borders the neighborhoods of Del Cerro, Tierrasanta, Allied Gardens, the city of La Mesa, and Mission Trails Regional Park.
Navajo
Suburb
Navajo is a hilly community in San Diego, California, near East County. It is a designated planning area for the city of San Diego. It includes the neighborhoods of Del Cerro, Grantville, San Carlos, and Allied Gardens.
Fletcher Hills
Village
The Fletcher Hills are a low mountain range in the Peninsular Ranges, in southwestern San Diego County, California. The name Fletcher Hills also refers to a neighborhood near San Diego, California which lies primarily in the city of El Cajon and partially in La Mesa.
Cowles Mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: San Diego County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.81276° or 32° 48′ 46″ northLongitude
-117.03186° or 117° 1′ 55″ westElevation
1,526 feet (465 metres)Open location code
8544RX79+47OpenStreetMap ID
node 358782618OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ladin—“Cowles Mountain” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cowles Mountain”
- Dutch: “Cowles Mountain”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كوليس”
- German: “Cowles Mountain”
- Ladin: “Cowles Mountain”
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Highlights include Cowles Mountain Trail and Barker Way Trail.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cowles Mountain”. Photo: Rsduhamel, CC BY-SA 3.0.