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Cuyamaca Peak, California

Prominence: 2855 ft, 870 m

Elevation: 6512 feet, 1985 meters

True Isolation: 25.4 mi, 40.88 km

Elevation Info:	NAVD88 Elevation: 6515 ft / 1986 m
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	32° 56' 49'' N, 116° 36' 24'' W 32.946808, -116.606625 (Dec Deg) 536770 E 3645459 N, Zone 11 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	California
County/Second Level Region	San Diego
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Ascent Info Total successful ascents logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 696 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 645) Selected Trip Reports from this site: 2003-10-11 by Coby King (GPS Track) 2006-02-26 by Brian Brigham 2010-05-29 by Derek Loranger 2010-12-18 by Marit Chrislock-Lauterbach 2011-10-22 by Jason Yuo (GPS Track) 2013-04-28 by Michael Sullivan (GPS Track) 2013-05-26 by Jim Wick (GPS Track) 2013-11-08 by Marit Chrislock-Lauterbach 2014-01-18 by Patrick ONeill (GPS Track) 2014-02-22 by Justin Bayne (GPS Track) 2014-03-31 by David Comerzan 2014-12-06 by Eric Noel 2015-02-15 by Bob Bolton 2015-02-15 by Larry Edmonds 2015-02-15 by Mihai Giurgiulescu (GPS Track) 2015-02-15 by Greg Slayden (GPS Track) 2015-06-16 by James Barlow (GPS Track) 2015-09-30 by Joseph Hirniak 2015-12-04 by Marcus Sierra (GPS Track) 2016-04-02 by Brent Mausbach (GPS Track) 2016-11-24 by Nichole Sterioti 2017-11-19 by William Musser 2018-03-31 by Jeffrey Swain (GPS Track) 2018-09-08 by Thomas Brennan (GPS Track) 2019-04-26 by David Sharg (GPS Track) 2019-05-17 by Rob Houghton (GPS Track) 2019-05-18 by Lee Newton 2019-12-22 by Tom Becht (GPS Track) 2020-11-10 by Greg Sweel 2021-02-22 by Chad Thomas (GPS Track) 2021-05-01 by Travis Curry (GPS Track)
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Its hard to believe but the service road gets really steep...The Summit finally (2007-07-17). Photo by Larry Orabuena.
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Prominence

Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)
  Clean Prominence: 2855 ft/870 m
  Optimistic Prominence: 2866 ft/873 m
  Line Parent: Marion Mountain
  Key Col: Teofulio Summit    3657 ft/1115 m

Isolation

Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)
   Distance: 25.4 mi/40.88 km
   Isolation Limit Point: 33.3147, -116.5791
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    Hot Springs Mountain  (N)

Ranges

Continent: North America
Range2: Pacific Ranges
Range3: Central and Southern California Ranges
Range4: Peninsular Southern California Ranges
Range5: San Diego Area Ranges

Drainage Basins

San Diego Bay
Pacific-Western USA
Pacific Ocean

San Diego
Pacific-Western USA
Pacific Ocean

Ownership

Land: Cuyamaca Rancho State Park (Highest Point)

Topo Map

Cuyamaca Peak O32116h5 1:24,000

Data Source

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Other Photos

Panorama from Cuyamaca Peak summit (2016-04-02). Photo by Brent Mausbach.
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En route to Cuyamaca Peak (2015-11-28). Photo by Nathan Leroy.
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View to the West from Cuyamaca Peak (2017-11-25). Photo by Erik Korporaal.
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Cuyamaca from Hwy 79 (2015-09-30). Photo by Joseph Hirniak.
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Well maintained trail. The trail has a very sad slow rate of forest regeneration, which prompted a reforestation project to replant using donations. It breaks my heart when I saw such magnificent pines burnt to the core. Quick history: The fire took place in 2003, when a lost hunter lit a signal fire hoping to be found (2018-06-09). Photo by Olga Ordonez.
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Microwave Tower on Cuyamaca Peak (2018-03-31). Photo by Jeffrey Swain.
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San Diego's penthouse (2019-06-29). Photo by Susie Kara.
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Hiking to Cuyamaca Peak in San Diego County. Back row, left to right: Randall Danta, Duane McRuer, Bob Hicks (Doug Mantle in yellow, behind Bob) and Mike Manchester. Front row, left to right: Vi Grasso and Joe McCosker (1987-01-01). Photo by Wynne Benti.
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