The Sawtooth Mountains are a
mountain range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...
of the
Peninsular Ranges system, located in eastern
San Diego County
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,
California
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.
The Sawtooth Mountains are within the western
Colorado Desert, southwest of
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (, '' AN-zə bə-RAY-goh'') is a California State Park located within the Colorado Desert of southern California, United States. The park takes its name from 18th century Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza and ...
and the
Tierra Blanca Mountains. The
Jacumba Mountains lie to the southeast.
[''Agua Caliente Springs, California,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1997]
The
Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness is located within the range.
References
Mountain ranges of the Colorado Desert
Mountain ranges of San Diego County, California
Peninsular Ranges
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