Beacon Hill

Beacon Hill, formerly known as Chocolate Drop Mountain, is the tallest summit of a range of granite hills surrounding and running northeastward from , at the extreme northwest of the Temescal Mountains, in .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,017 feet
  • Description: mountain in California, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Chocolate Drop Mountain”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Naval Surface Warfare Center and Norco College.

Naval base
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The is part of the Naval Sea Systems Command operated by the United States Navy. NAVSEA Warfare Centers supply the technical operations, people, technology, engineering services and products needed to equip and support the Fleet and meet the warfighter's needs.

College
Photo: Seton Morris, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a public community college in . is part of the Riverside Community College District, which is part of the larger California Community Colleges System.

Prison
is a state prison located in , . The prison is sometimes referenced as "Norco" or "Norco Prison". The prison is scheduled to close in fall 2026.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Norco and Corona.

Photo: Rdt8888, Public domain.
is a city of 27,000 people in . As a horse community, there are few sidewalks in the city of Norco; instead there are horse trails, and riders can ride to town and tie their horses at the many hitching rails and corrals placed close to businesses.

Photo: Mliedel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in in . It is a diverse city with different types of people, and is generally considered a "privileged suburb" of .

Town
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is a city in northwestern , in the region of . The area transitioned from a dairy farm enclave to a developed community starting in the 1990s and was incorporated on October 1, 2010.

Beacon Hill

Latitude
33.9343° or 33° 56′ 4″ north
Longitude
-117.561° or 117° 33′ 40″ west
Elevation
1,017 feet (310 metres)
Open location code
8554WCMQ+PJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2894900592
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q16839434
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Ladin—“Beacon Hill” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بياكون هيل (امريكا)”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بياكون هيل”
  • Ladin: “Beacon Hill”

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Localities in the Area

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