Descanso Mine
Descanso Mine is a quarry in San Diego County, Southern California, California and has an elevation of 3,566 feet. Descanso Mine is situated nearby to Chiquito Peak, as well as near the hamlet Guatay.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in San Diego County, California, United States of America
- Address: CA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chiquito Peak.
Chiquito Peak
Peak
Chiquito Peak is a summit in the Cuyamaca Mountains of San Diego County, California, United States. It located north of Interstate 8 and about 1.7 miles west of Descanso.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Descanso and Guatay.
Descanso
Hamlet
Descanso is a small unincorporated community in the Cuyamaca Mountains, within the Mountain Empire area of southeastern San Diego County, California. The community's name is a Spanish word meaning "rest from labor".
Guatay
Hamlet
Guatay is an unincorporated community in the Cuyamaca Mountains, in the Mountain Empire area of southeastern San Diego County, California. Guatay is situated 4 miles east of Descanso Mine.
Pine Valley
Hamlet
Photo: Rsduhamel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pine Valley is a community and census-designated place in the Cuyamaca Mountains of the Mountain Empire area, in southeastern San Diego County, California. The population was 1,645 at the 2020 census, up from 1,510 at the 2010 census. Pine Valley is situated 6 miles southeast of Descanso Mine.
Descanso Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: San Diego County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.85755° or 32° 51′ 27″ northLongitude
-116.62613° or 116° 37′ 34″ westElevation
3,566 feet (1,087 metres)Open location code
8545V95F+2GOpenStreetMap ID
node 369172150OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Descanso Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Descanso Mine”
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