Estelle Mountain

Estelle Mountain
Estelle Mountain
Location in California
Highest point
Elevation 2,767 ft (843 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 1,217 ft (371 m) [2]
Coordinates 33°46′03″N 117°25′19″W / 33.767483733°N 117.422008158°W / 33.767483733; -117.422008158Coordinates: 33°46′03″N 117°25′19″W / 33.767483733°N 117.422008158°W / 33.767483733; -117.422008158 [1]
Geography
Location Riverside County, California, U.S.
Parent range Temescal Mountains
Topo map USGS Lake Mathews
Geology
Age of rock Jurassic, Cretaceous
Mountain type Granitic

Estelle Mountain is a 2,767-foot (843 m) peak, the tallest in the Temescal Mountains. It is located near the middle of the range overlooking the Temescal Valley, in Riverside County, California.[3]

Estelle Mountain is drained on its north slopes by Dawson Canyon Wash and by ten other unnamed arroyos all tributary to Temescal Creek on its west, south and east facing slopes.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Estelle". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  2. ↑ "Estelle Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  3. ↑ "Estelle Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  4. ↑ USGS Lake Mathews, CA topographic map.
  • "View of Estelle Mountain covered by snow, from Temescal Valley, taken by miheco on December 18, 2008". https://www.flickr.com/photos/miheco/. External link in |publisher= (help)


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