Guatay,_California

Guatay, California

Guatay, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Guatay (Kumeyaay: Na-wa Ti'e, meaning "Big House")[2][3] is an unincorporated community in the Cuyamaca Mountains, in the Mountain Empire area of southeastern San Diego County, California.

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Geography

The town's elevation is 3,999 feet (1,219 m).[1] Although Guatay is unincorporated, it does not have a post office. The ZIP code is 91931.[4]

It was the location of a 19th-century stagecoach station on the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line.

Nearby Guatay Mountain, a peak of the Cuyamaca Mountains, is home to a grove of the rare endemic Tecate Cypress (Cupressus forbesii).

References

  1. [1]
    "Guatay, California". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. [2]
    Kumeyaay - Mount Guatay or Na-wa Ti'e
  3. [3]
    California Place Names of Indian Origin (Kroeber, 1916)
  4. [4]
    Zip Code Lookup


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