Region Colorado Desert Elevation 1,363 m | Topo map USGS Whale Peak Country United States of America | |
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District Anza-Borrego Desert State Park,
San Diego County Similar Whale Peak, Anza‑Borrego Desert State Park, San Ysidro Mountains, In‑Ko‑Pah Mountains, Split Mountain | ||
The Pinyon Mountains are a mountain range in eastern San Diego County, Southern California. The range is protected within Anza Borrego Desert State Park.
Map of Pinyon Mountains, California, USA
The Pinyon Mountains are in the ecotone of the Colorado Desert ecoregion (from east) and of the California montane chaparral and woodlands ecoregion (from west). They are in the rain shadow of the taller Peninsular Ranges.
References
Pinyon Mountains Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA