Adelaide Peak is an unofficially named mountain peak in the southern part of the Temescal Mountains. It lies at an elevation of 2,279 feet (695 m).[1][2] It is composed of Cretaceous granitic rocks of the Peninsular Ranges Batholith.[3]
| Adelaide Peak | |
|---|---|
  Adelaide Peak Location in California | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,279 ft (695 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 207 ft (63 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 33°37′24″N 117°12′07″W / 33.62331°N 117.20189°W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Riverside County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Temescal Mountains |
| Topo map(s) | USGS Murrieta, CA |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Cretaceous |
| Mountain type | Granitic |
Adelaide Peak is drained on its southern slopes by an officially unnamed tributary arroyo of Murrieta Creek, tributary of the Santa Margarita River. It is drained on its northern slopes by an officially unnamed tributary arroyo of Salt Creek, itself a tributary of the San Jacinto River.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Adelaide Peak, California from peakbagger.com accessed April 27, 2015. Peak 2279 is named Adelaide Peak on the Automobile Club of Southern California's City Series map of the Murrieta- Temecula area.
- ^ a b Adelaide Peak from mapper.acme.com accessed April 27, 2015
- ^ M.P. Kennedy and D.M. Morton, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE U.S. Geological Survey Murrieta 7.5' quadrangle, 1979, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, Version 1.0, USGS, Prepared in cooperation with the CALIFORNIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 2003.
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