Pinyon Mountains

Pinyon Mountains is located in California
Pinyon Mountains
Pinyon Mountains
location of the Pinyon Mountains in California[1]
Highest pointElevation1,363 m (4,472 ft)GeographyCountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaRegionColorado DesertDistrictAnza-Borrego Desert State Park,
San Diego CountyRange coordinates33°3′22.165″N 116°20′28.046″W / 33.05615694°N 116.34112389°W / 33.05615694; -116.34112389Topo mapUSGS Whale Peak

The Pinyon Mountains are a mountain range in eastern San Diego County, Southern California.[1] The range is protected within Anza Borrego Desert State Park.

The Pinyon Mountains are in the ecotone of the Colorado Desert ecoregion (from east) and of the California montane chaparral and woodlands ecoregion (from west). They are in the rain shadow of the taller Peninsular Ranges.

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