San Joaquin Hills
The San Joaquin Hills are a low mountain range of the Peninsular Ranges System, located in coastal Orange County, California. They extend in a northwest–southeast direction, starting in the northwest in Newport Beach at the southern edge of the Los Angeles Basin, and extending southeast to San Juan Capistrano.Photo: David Eppstein, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,050 feet
- Description: hill range in California
- Also known as: “Lomarias de la Costa” and “Sierra San Juan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Signal Peak and Sage Hill School.
Signal Peak
Peak
Signal Peak is the highest point in the San Joaquin Hills area of Orange County, California, United States. Its elevation is 1,168 ft. The peak is visible over the southern horizon from most of northern Orange County, and from far-southern Los Angeles County.
Sage Hill School
School
Sage Hill School is an independent, co-educational college preparatory day school for students in grades 7–12, located in Newport Coast, California. The school first opened in September 2000 with a freshman and sophomore class of 120 students.
Mariners Church
Church
Photo: Ronweber2007, Public domain.
Mariners Church is a non-denominational, Christian megachurch located in Irvine, California, situated in central Orange County, and as of 2022 was the 41st largest church in the United States by number of attendees as well as one of the fastest growing. Mariners Church is situated 2 miles northwest of San Joaquin Hills.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newport Coast and San Joaquin Hills.
Newport Coast
Quarter
Photo: Jonnyboyca, Public domain.
Newport Coast is a community south of the main body of the city of Newport Beach, California. It was a separate census-designated place in Orange County, California, United States, until 2001, when it was annexed into Newport Beach.
San Joaquin Hills
Hamlet
Photo: David Eppstein, CC BY-SA 2.5.
San Joaquin Hills is a neighborhood in Newport Beach, Orange County, California As of the 2000 census, the population was 2,959. San Joaquin Hills was annexed into Newport Beach on January 1, 2002. San Joaquin Hills is situated 1½ miles west of San Joaquin Hills.
Turtle Rock
Suburb
Photo: Jerry picker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Turtle Rock is a neighborhood in the south part of Irvine, Orange County, California, near Concordia University, Irvine and the University of California, Irvine. Turtle Rock is situated 2 miles north of San Joaquin Hills.
San Joaquin Hills
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: Orange County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“San Joaquin Hills” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “San Joaquin Hills”
- Chinese: “圣华金山”
- Chinese: “聖華金山”
- Egyptian Arabic: “تلال سان جواكين”
- Ladin: “San Joaquin Hills”
- Spanish: “Cerros de San Joaquin”
- Spanish: “Cerros de San Joaquín”
- Venetian: “Cołi de San Joaquín”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Turtle Creek Community Park and Shady Canyon Golf Club.
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