Teofulio Summit

Teofulio Summit, formerly Warner Pass, a pass that lies at an elevation of 3681 feet in the San Felipe Hills of the Peninsular Ranges of San Diego County, California. This pass was named for Teofulio Helm (1874-1967), a prominent member of the Cupeno Band of Mission Indians, who homesteaded in the area.[1]

Teofulio Summit is the lowest crossing of the Peninsular Ranges between San Gorgonio Pass, fifty miles north in Riverside County, and San Matias Pass, two hundred miles south in the Baja California Peninsula. Teofulio Summit, is a watershed divide between the eastern watershed that flows into the Salton Sink and the west-flowing streams of the Pacific Ocean watershed.[2]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Teofulio Summit
  2. ^ Exploring the Anza-Borrego Desert, Warner Ranch Junction to Earthquake Valley Published: 29 Apr 2002, last Updated: 8 Nov 2010. Details mentioned in this article were accurate at the time of publication. Read more: [1]