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Edgemont, Riverside County, California

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Edgemont, California
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyRiverside
Elevation1,554 ft (474 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
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Edgemont is an unincorporated community in Riverside County, California.[3]

Geography

Edgemont is located in Moreno Valley, California in Riverside County, California.[4] The coordinates are 33.510N, -117.14W, and the elevation is 1,564 feet, and it is in the Pacific Time Zone (UTC-8, UTC-7 in the summer).

Edgemont lies in the coast region of California, and is about 57 miles (92 km) from Los Angeles.[5]

It was originally named Rose Arbor, and it was subdivided for poultry ranches in 1923.[6]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edgemont, California. Retrieved on 2008-07-10.
  2. ^ "Edgemont CA". ZIP Code Lookup. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
  3. ^ http://california.hometownlocator.com/ca/riverside/edgemont.cfm Information about Edgemont
  4. ^ http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=edgemont&state=CA Map of Edgemont
  5. ^ http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Edgemont,+California&sourceid=navclient-ff&rlz=1B3WZPB_enUS326US327&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=Edgemont,+CA&gl=us&ei=KIktS9neDpHAsgOZytXNBA&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CAoQ8gEwAA Google Maps map of Edgemont, CA
  6. ^ Durham, David L. (2001). Place-Names of California's Desert Counties. Clovis, CA: World Dancer Press. p. 56. ISBN 1-884995-31-4.