Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve

Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve is an urban park in San Diego, California. Stretching approximately 7 miles, the park encompasses some 4,000 acres of both Peñasquitos and Lopez canyons and is within the top 50 largest urban parks in the United States.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Canyon Crest Academy and Cathedral Catholic High School.

Canyon Crest Academy

School

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Canyon Crest Academy is a public high school in San Diego, California. Founded in 2004, the school is part of San Dieguito Union High School District and is located in Pacific Highlands Ranch, a residential suburb neighborhood of San Diego. Canyon Crest Academy is situated 1½ miles northwest of Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve.

Cathedral Catholic High School

School

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Cathedral Catholic High School is a private coeducational Catholic college preparatory day school in San Diego, California, serving grades 9–12. It is operated by the Diocese of San Diego. Cathedral Catholic High School is situated 2 miles northwest of Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve.

Westview High School

School

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Westview High School is a public high school in Torrey Highlands, a community of San Diego, California, United States. It is part of Poway Unified School District. Westview High School is situated 2½ miles northeast of Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pacific Highlands Ranch and Torrey Highlands.

Pacific Highlands Ranch

Suburb

Pacific Highlands Ranch is a primarily residential community of approximately 2,652 acres in northern San Diego, California. As part of San Diego City Council District 1, it is represented by Joe LaCava, elected in 2020, and as part of District 3 of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, it is represented by Terra Lawson-Remer, also elected in 2020. Pacific Highlands Ranch is situated 2 miles northwest of Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve.

Torrey Highlands

Suburb

Torrey Highlands is a primarily residential community in northern San Diego, California, United States. Most of the community has been developed from 2000 to present. Torrey Highlands is situated 2 miles northeast of Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve.

Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve

Type: Park
Description: park in California, United States of America, United States of America
Categories: urban park and nature area
Location: San Diego County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.93782° or 32° 56′ 16″ north

Longitude

-117.17587° or 117° 10′ 33″ west

Elevation

295 feet (90 metres)

Open location code

8544WRQF+4M

GeoNames ID

5368588

Wikidata ID

Q6683075

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Slovenian—“Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve”
Slovenian: “Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve”

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