The Volcan Mountains are a mountain range of the
Peninsular Ranges
The Peninsular Ranges (also called the Lower California province) are a group of mountain ranges that stretch from Southern California to the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula; they are part of the North American Coast Ranges, which ...
System, located in the
East County region of
San Diego County
San Diego County (), officially the County of San Diego, is a county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,298,634, making it California's second-most populous county and the fi ...
,
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
.
Geography
The Volcans are a northwest–southeast range with an approximate length of and width of .
They define the western side of
San Felipe Valley, with the
San Felipe Hills defining the east side.
Julian and the historic
Coleman gold mining district lie on the southern margin of the range.
[''Santa Ysabel, California,'' 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1960]
Lake Henshaw
Lake Henshaw is a reservoir in San Diego County, California
at the southeast base of Palomar Mountain, approximately northeast of San Diego, California and southeast of Los Angeles.
The lake covers approximately and holds of water when full ...
is just to the northwest.
See also
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Volcanic Hills (California)
The Volcanic Hills are a low mountain range in the Colorado Desert, near the border in southern San Diego County, California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million re ...
— ''also in San Diego County''.
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References
Mountain ranges of San Diego County, California
Peninsular Ranges
East County (San Diego County)
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