Carrizo_Gorge_Wilderness

Carrizo Gorge

Carrizo Gorge

Protected wilderness area in California, United States

Carrizo Gorge is a valley in the Jacumba Mountains, in San Diego County, California. Its mouth is at an elevation of 1,411 feet (430 m), where it widens out to become Carrizo Canyon, 1 mi (1.6 km) northeast of Palm Grove. Its head is located in the Jacumba Mountains, 1.5 mi (2.4 km) north of Round Mountain, at an elevation of 2,600 ft (790 m) at 32°39′38″N 116°11′28″W.[1]

Hiker on the San Diego and Arizona Railway, looking north towards Carrizo Gorge

It gave its name to the Carrizo Gorge Railway.

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carrizo Gorge

32°44′40″N 116°11′50″W

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