In-Ko-Pah Gorge

In-Ko-Pah Gorge is a deep narrow canyon or gorge, in Imperial County, California. Its head is at 32°40′17″N 116°06′05″W / 32.67139°N 116.10139°W / 32.67139; -116.10139 at an elevation of 2,240 feet.[1] Myer Creek, flows down the In-Ko-Pah Gorge from its source in the Jacumba Mountains at the head of the canyon to its mouth, at an elevation of 846 feet / 258 meters, then eastward to its mouth where it settles into the sands of the Yuha Desert, east of Ocotillo.[2][1] Boulder Creek enters the canyon at its confluence with Myer Creek, a little over a mile below the source of Myer Creek, at an elevation of 1,775 feet / 541 meters.[3]

In-Ko-Pah Gorge carries the eastbound lanes of Interstate 8 through the In-Ko-Pah Mountains, while the westbound lanes use a different alignment through Devils Canyon.[4]

History

In-Ko-Pah Gorge was originally known as Myer Canyon.[5][1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: In-Ko-Pah Gorge
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Myer Creek
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boulder Creek
  4. ↑ "Interstate 8 East". Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Pourade, Richard F. The History of San Diego: Gold In the Sun. San Diego: Union-Tribune Publishing Company, 1965. p136

Coordinates: 32°43′25″N 116°02′24″W / 32.72361°N 116.04000°W / 32.72361; -116.04000

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