Blue Angels Peak

Blue Angels Peak
Blue Angels Peak Imperial County, California
Highest point
Elevation	4,552 ft (1,387 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	53 ft (16 m)[2]
Listing	California county high points 41st
Coordinates	32°37′18″N 116°05′28″W[1]
Geography
Location	Imperial County, California
Parent range	Sierra Juárez Mountains
Topo map	USGS In-Ko-Pah Gorge

Blue Angels Peak is a mountain located in the Sierra Juárez mountains less than 300 yards (270 m) north of the United States-Mexico border in California. The mountain rises to an elevation of 4,552 feet (1,387 m) near the San Diego-Imperial county border and Interstate 8. Despite its relatively low elevation, the summit of Blue Angels Peak is the highest point in Imperial County.[2] A 500 kV power line, an extension of Path 46 into San Diego, traverses the northern foothills of this mountain.[3]

The peak was named in honor of the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, which was based at a nearby naval air facility in El Centro.[4]

See also

• List of highest points in California by county
• Colorado Desert
• Lower Colorado River Valley

References

1. "Smuggler". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
2. "Blue Angels Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
3. Google Earth images.
4. Suttle, Gary (1994). California County Summits. Berkeley: Wilderness Press. ISBN 0-89997-164-4.

External links

• "Blue Angels Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
• "Blue Angels Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved May 7, 2011.