| Temescal Mountains | |
|---|---|
| Gavilan Mountains, Gavilan Hills | |
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Estelle Mountain |
| Elevation | 2,762 ft (842 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 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 (Spanish) |
| Geography | |
  Temescal Mountains | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Riverside |
| Settlements | Canyon Lake, Corona, El Sobrante, Good Hope, Lake Elsinore, Lake Mathews, Mead Valley, Meadowbrook, Menifee, Murrieta, Norco, Riverside, Wildomar and Woodcrest |
| Parent range | Peninsular Ranges |
| Borders on | Santa Ana River, Sycamore Canyon, Elsinore Trough, Temecula Basin, San Jacinto Basin (Menifee Valley, Paloma Valley, Perris Valley) and Warm Springs Creek |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | Fault-block, igneous, batholith |
The Temescal Mountains, also known as the Sierra Temescal (Spanish for "sweat lodge range"), 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.[2]
- ^ "Estelle Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1981-01-19. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ Santa Ana, California, 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983