Tecate Peak

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Tecate Peak is a mountain in San Diego County, California. It is four miles west of the twin towns of Tecate, California, and Tecate, Baja California, and is about 1/2 mile north of the Mexico–United States border.[1]

Tecate Peak
Highest point
Elevation3,883 ft (1,184 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence1,885 ft (575 m)[2]
ListingSan Diego Peak list[3]
Coordinates32°34′46″N 116°41′20″W / 32.579349992°N 116.688796019°W / 32.579349992; -116.688796019[1]
Geography
Tecate Peak is located in San Diego County, California
Tecate Peak
Tecate Peak
LocationSan Diego County, California, U.S.
Topo mapUSGS Tecate
Climbing
Easiest routeRoad (high clearance recommended)[4]

Tecate Peak is also known as Kuuchamaa (also spelled Kuchamaa, Cuchuma, and Cuchama) Mountain, and is a sacred mountain for the indigenous Kumeyaay people.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tecate". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  2. ^ "Tecate Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  3. ^ "San Diego peaks list". San Diego Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  4. ^ "Tecate Peak CA". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  5. ^ Shipek, Florence C. (1985). "Kuuchamaa: The Kumeyaay Sacred Mountain". Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology. 7 (1). JSTOR 27825214.
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