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Peak
  
Mount Jurupa

Country
  
United States

Region
  
Peninsular Ranges

Elevation
  
2,217 ft (676 m)

State
  
California

District
  
Riverside County

Jurupa Mountains

The Jurupa Mountains are a small mountain range of the Peninsular Ranges System, located in the southeastern Pomona Valley, within northwestern Riverside County and southwestern San Bernardino County of the Inland Empire region, southern California.

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GeographyEdit

Mount Jurupa, at 2,217 feet (676 m), is the tallest point in the range. It and the range draw their name from the Rancho Jurupa, an 1838 Mexican land grant, and one of the earliest permanent settlements in the area.

The southern slopes of the range descend into the city of Jurupa Valley and the Pomona Freeway (State Route 60) in Riverside County. The northern slopes descend into the city of Fontana and the community of Declezville in San Bernardino County.

The Pedley Hills are nearby on the eastern side of the Jurupa Mountains, and the Pomona Valley wraps around their northern and western sides.

Points of interestEdit

  • Stringfellow Acid Pits, a major toxic waste and EPA Superfund site, located in Pyrite Canyon on the southern face of the hills.
  • Jurupa Mountains Cultural Center is a local nature preserve, and home of the Ruth and Sam Kirkby Earth Science Museum and the Granite Hill Nursery, located at the just off the Pomona Freeway.
  • Martin Tudor Jurupa Hills Regional Park, of the city of Fontana, is on their north slope.
  • Southridge Village Open Space Reserve RecreationParks.net: Southridge Village Open Space Reserve, in Fontana.
  • Quarry Hill Golf Club, on their eastern slope.

    • References

    Jurupa Mountains Wikipedia
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