San Joaquin Hills

San Joaquin Hills
State Route 73 climbs into the San Joaquin Hills, as seen looking southward from University Hills, Irvine
Highest point
PeakTemple Hill (California)
Elevation1,050 ft (320 m)
Geography
San Joaquin Hills is located in California
San Joaquin Hills
San Joaquin Hills
location of San Joaquin Hills in California[1]
San Joaquin Hills is located in the United States
San Joaquin Hills
San Joaquin Hills
San Joaquin Hills (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionPeninsular Ranges
DistrictOrange County
Range coordinates33°36′42.081″N 117°48′33.198″W / 33.61168917°N 117.80922167°W / 33.61168917; -117.80922167
Borders onSanta Ana Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Laguna Beach

The San Joaquin Hills are a low mountain range of the Peninsular Ranges System, located in coastal Orange County, California.[1]

They extend in a northwest–southeast direction, starting in the northwest in Newport Beach at the southern edge of the Los Angeles Basin, and extending southeast to San Juan Capistrano.

  1. ^ a b "San Joaquin Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.