Blue Angels Peak is a mountain located in the Sierra Juárez mountains less than 300 yards (270 m) north of the United States-Mexico border in California. The mountain rises to an elevation of 4,552 feet (1,387 m) near the San Diego-Imperial county border and Interstate 8. Despite its relatively low elevation, the summit of Blue Angels Peak is the highest point in Imperial County.[2] A 500 kV power line, an extension of Path 46 into San Diego, traverses the northern foothills of this mountain.[3]
| Blue Angels Peak | |
|---|---|
  Blue Angels Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,552 ft (1,387 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 53 ft (16 m)[2] |
| Listing | California county high points 41st |
| Coordinates | 32°37′18″N 116°05′28″W / 32.621748517°N 116.091194078°W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Imperial County, California |
| Parent range | Sierra Juárez Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS In-Ko-Pah Gorge |
The peak was named in honor of the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, which was based at a nearby naval air facility in El Centro.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Smuggler". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ a b "Blue Angels Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
- ^ Google Earth images.
- ^ Suttle, Gary (1994). California County Summits. Berkeley: Wilderness Press. ISBN 0-89997-164-4.
External links
edit- "Blue Angels Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
- "Blue Angels Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
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