The Cuyamaca Mountains, locally the Cuyamacas, are a mountain range of the Peninsular Ranges System, in San Diego County, southern California. The mountain range runs roughly northwest to southeast. The Laguna Mountains are directly adjacent to the east, with Palomar Mountain and Hot Springs Mountain more distant to the north.
Cuyamaca Mountains
The Laguna Mountains are a mountain range of the Peninsular Ranges System in eastern San Diego County, southern California. The mountains run in a northwest/southeast alignment for approximately 35 miles (56 km).
Chaparral, riparian, and grassland habitats.
Laguna Mountain's chaparral habitat in foreground, Cuyamaca Mountains in background.
Laguna Mountains (lower right/east), and other Peninsular Ranges in Southern California.
Cleveland National Forest observation deck in the Laguna Mountains.