Blue Angels Peak
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| Blue Angels Peak | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4,552 ft (1,387 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Listing | Highest point in Imperial County |
| Location | |
| Location | Imperial County, California |
| Range | Sierra Juarez Mountains |
| Coordinates | 32°37′18″N 116°05′28″W / 32.621748517°N 116.091194078°WCoordinates: 32°37′18″N 116°05′28″W / 32.621748517°N 116.091194078°W[1] |
| Topo map | USGS In-Ko-Pah Gorge |
Blue Angels Peak is a mountain located in the Sierra Juarez mountains less than 300 yards (270 m) north of the United States-Mexico border in California. The mountain rises to an elevation of 4,552 feet (1,387 m) near the San Diego-Imperial county border and Interstate 8. Despite its relatively low elevation, the summit of Blue Angels Peak is the highest point in Imperial County.[2] A 500 kV power line, an extension of Path 46 into San Diego, traverses the northern foothills of this mountain.[3]
The peak was named in honor of the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, which was based at a nearby naval air facility in El Centro.[4]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Smuggler". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=DC1889. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ "Blue Angels Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=1536. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
- ^ Google Earth images.
- ^ Suttle, Gary (1994). California County Summits. Berkeley: Wilderness Press. ISBN 0-89997-164-4.
[edit] External links
- "Blue Angels Peak". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:255364. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
- "Blue Angels Peak". SummitPost.org. http://www.summitpost.org/page/151352. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
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