Palomar Mountain
Palomar Mountain is a mountain ridge in the Peninsular Ranges in northern San Diego County, California. It is known as the location of Palomar Observatory and the Hale Telescope, and known for Palomar Mountain State Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Tylerfinvold, Public domain.
- Type: Ridge with an elevation of 6,135 feet
- Description: mountain in San Diego County, California, USA
- Also known as: “Agnanga Mountain”, “Aguatibia Mountain”, “High Point”, “Mount Palomar”, “Paauw”, “Smith Mountain”, and “Smith’s Mountain”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Palomar Observatory.
Palomar Observatory
Observatory
Photo: Gvanbelle, Public domain.
The Palomar Observatory is an astronomical research observatory in the Palomar Mountains of San Diego County, California, United States. It is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology. Palomar Observatory is situated 1½ miles southwest of Palomar Mountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oak Grove and Aguanga.
Oak Grove
Village
Oak Grove is an unincorporated community in northern San Diego County, California, United States. The community is on California State Route 79, 22 miles east-southeast of Temecula. It is home to the Oak Grove Butterfield Stage Station. Oak Grove is situated 3 miles northeast of Palomar Mountain.
Aguanga
Hamlet
Aguanga is a census-designated place located within the Inland Empire in Riverside County, California. It is located about 18 miles east of Temecula and 22 miles south-southeast of Hemet. Aguanga is situated 6 miles north of Palomar Mountain.
Palomar Mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: San Diego County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Palomar Mountain” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبل بالومار”
- Cebuano: “Palomar Mountain”
- Chinese: “帕洛马山”
- Dutch: “Mount Palomar”
- Dutch: “Palomar Mountain”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پالومار”
- Finnish: “Palomar”
- French: “Mount Palomar”
- French: “Palomar Mountain”
- Japanese: “パロマー山”
- Ladin: “Palomar Mountain”
- Swedish: “Palomar Mountain”
- Ukrainian: “Паломар”
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