| Railroad Canyon | |
|---|---|
| San Jacinto Canyon[1] | |
 Railroad Canyon, cut through the Temescal Mountains by the lower San Jacinto River, from 6 miles south-southwest of Perris to Lake Elsinore. The middle of the canyon contains Railroad Canyon Reservoir. | |
| Length | 7 mi (11 km) |
| Geography | |
| Location | United States, California, Riverside County |
| Coordinates | 33°40′N 117°18′W / 33.66°N 117.3°W |
Railroad Canyon, originally named San Jacinto Canyon, also known as Cottonwood Canyon, and Annie Orton Canyon, is a valley located in Riverside County, California. It encloses the lower course of the San Jacinto River at the point where the river passes south through the Temescal Mountains from a point 6 miles south-southwest of Perris, California, through Canyon Lake, California, then west to Lake Elsinore, California. The canyon has its present name from the California Southern Railroad that was constructed down the canyon in 1882.[2]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Railroad Canyon; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Railroad Canyon
- ^ Durham, Durham's place names, p. 140]