San Diego County, CaliforniaCounty in California, United StatesCounty in California, United StatesSan Diego County ( ), officially the County of San Diego, is located in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of California, north to its border with Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,298,634; it is the second-most populous county in California and the fifth-most populous in the United States.
Mexico–United States borderInternational border in North AmericaA typical plaque constructed by the International Boundary and Water Commission and mounted at the exact location of the border San LuisSan Luis IILukevilleSasabeNogales–MariposaNogales–Grand AvFerromex / UP Nogales–Morley GateNacoDouglas Antelope WellsColumbusSanta TeresaRio Grande Ferromex / UP El Paso–PDNFerromex / UP El Paso–Stanton StEl Paso–BOTAEl Paso–YsletaMarcelino SernaFort HancockPresidioPresidio–Ojinaga Int'l. Rail Bridge BoquillasAmistad ReservoirAmistad DamDel RioEagle PassEagle Pass–Camino RealUP Int'l. Rail Bridge Laredo–Colombia Solidarity Laredo–World TradeCPKC Int'l. Rail BridgeLaredo–Convent AvLaredo–Juarez-LincolnFalcon Int'l. ReservoirFalcon DamRomaRio Grande CityLos Ebanos FerryAnzalduasHidalgoPharrDonnaProgresoLos IndiosWest Rail Bypass Int'l. Bridge B&M Int'l. Rail BridgeBrownsville–B&MBrownsville–GatewayBrownsville–VeteransGulf of MexicoThe international boundary separating Mexico and United States extends from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico.
Tecate Port of EntryThe Tecate Port of Entry is one of three ports of entry in the San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan region. The land port is located between Tecate, California, in San Diego County's Mountain Empire and Tecate Municipality in Baja California. It connects California State Route 188 with Paseo Lázaro Cárdenas, a spur of Mexican Federal Highway 2, as well as Federal Highway 3 to the south.
Tecate PeakTecate Peak is a mountain in San Diego County, California. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) west of the twin towns of Tecate, California, and Tecate, Baja California, and it is about 1⁄2 mile (800 m) north of the Mexico–United States border. Tecate Peak is also known as Kuuchamaa (also spelled Kuchamaa, Cuchuma, and Cuchama) Mountain. It is a sacred mountain for the indigenous Kumeyaay people.
Mountain Empire, San Diego32°39′49″N116°48′41″W / 32.66364°N 116.811408°W / 32.66364; -116.811408The Mountain Empire is a rural area in southeastern San Diego County, California. The Mountain Empire subregion consists of the backcountry communities in southeastern San Diego County. The area is also sometimes considered part of the East County region of San Diego County.
TecateTecate (Spanish:) is a city in Baja California. It is across the Mexico–US border from Tecate, California. As of 2019, the municipality had a population of 108,860 inhabitants, while the metropolitan area has a population of 132,406 inhabitants. the city of Tecate is part of the San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan region and the largest city between Tijuana and Mexicali.
Baja CaliforniaBaja California, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California, is a state in Mexico. It is the northwesternmost of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1952, the area was known as the North Territory of Baja California (Territorio Norte de Baja California).
Unincorporated areaAn unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as the military). There are many unincorporated communities and areas in the United States and Canada, while many countries do not use the concept of an unincorporated area.
East County, San DiegoEast County is a region of San Diego County, California, east of San Diego. GeographyEast County does not have an official geographic definition, although East County boundaries are unofficially drawn by the County of San Diego for its second district. It commonly includes El Cajon, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, and Santee, as well as suburban and rural unincorporated communities such as Lakeside, Spring Valley, Jamul, and Alpine.
Cottonwood Creek (San Diego County)Cottonwood Creek is a major stream, about 36 miles (58 km) long, in southern San Diego County, California. It is part of the Tijuana River drainage basin. The creek begins in the Laguna Mountains, in the Cleveland National Forest near Pine Valley. It flows south through the Cottonwood Valley into Lake Morena, which is formed by Morena Dam. Below the dam it turns west, flowing through a narrow gorge to Barrett Lake, created by Barrett Dam.
Tecate CreekTecate Creek is a stream in northern Baja California, Mexico, with its headwaters in southern San Diego County, California, United States. It begins along the Tecate Divide in the In-Ko-Pah Mountains, near . The upper reaches of the stream in the US are known as Campo Creek. It flows southwest, crossing the Mexico–United States border at , before flowing through the city of Tecate, Baja California.Valle de Las PalmasValle de las Palmas (Palms Valley in Spanish) is located between two hamlets Espuela and Seco in the municipalities of Tijuana and Tecate, Baja California, Mexico.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.