Temescal Mountains
| Temescal Mountains | |
|---|---|
| Gavilan Mountains, Gavilan Hills | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Estelle Mountain |
| Elevation | 2,762 ft (842 m) |
| Coordinates | 33°46′13″N 117°20′6″W / 33.77028°N 117.33500°WCoordinates: 33°46′13″N 117°20′6″W / 33.77028°N 117.33500°W |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 25 mi (40 km) SE |
| Width | 10 mi (16 km) E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Sierra Temescal |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Counties | Riverside |
| Settlements | |
| Parent range | Peninsular Ranges |
| Borders on | |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | Fault-block, igneous, batholith |
Temescal Mountains, formerly the Sierra Temescal, are one of the northernmost mountain ranges of the Peninsular Ranges in western Riverside County, in Southern California in the United States. They extend for approximately 25 mi (40 km) southeast of the Santa Ana River east of the Elsinore Fault Zone to the Temecula Basin and form the western edge of the Perris Block.
The Santa Ana Mountains lie to the west, the Elsinore Mountains to the south and the Perris Valley and Lakeview Mountains to the east.
The Temescal Mountains were originally named by the Spanish, Sierra Temescal, (perhaps from the nearby Rancho Temescal), a name which appears on the Rail Road Route survey map made by the U. S. Army Pacific Railroad Surveys in 1854-55. The Temescal Mountains are one of the northernmost of Peninsular Ranges of California, running from the south side of the Santa Anna River, southeast nearly parallel with the Santa Ana Mountains, from which it is separated by the Temescal Valley and Elsinore Valley sections of the Elsinore Trough. The Temescal Mountains were originally considered to be bounded on the south by the San Jacinto River, by J. D. Whitney in his 1865 Geological Survey of California. A later study by Rene Engel, considers the Sedco Hills and the other mountains that extend to the southeast of the San Jacinto River east of Lake Elsinore and north of the Temecula Basin, in Murrieta to be part of the same range forming the natural continuation of the mountains. The Murrieta Hogbacks are the southeastern-most heights of the range, overlooking the Warm Springs Creek Canyon.
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