Rabbit Peak is a mountain in the southern part of the
Santa Rosa Mountains in the
Peninsular Ranges
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in
California
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. It is located in
Riverside County in the
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument near the border of
San Diego County
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and the
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. It has an elevation of .
It is located 14 miles northeast of
Borrego Springs and 20 miles south of
Indio Indio may refer to:
Places
* Indio, Bovey Tracey, an historic estate in Devon, England
* Indio, California, a city in Riverside County, California, United States
People with the name
* Indio (musician), Canadian musician Gordon Peterson
* Índio, ...
.
The peak has been described as the hardest mountain to climb in
Southern California
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due to elevation gain of the trails and the lack of water along those trails.
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References
Mountains of Riverside County, California
Mountains of Southern California
Santa Rosa Mountains (California)
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