Guatay, California

Guatay
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 32°50′56″N 116°33′26″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	San Diego
Elevation	3,999 ft (1,219 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes	91931
GNIS feature ID	1656536[1]

Guatay (Kumeyaay: Na-wa Ti'e, meaning "Big House")[2][3] is an unincorporated community in the Cuyamaca Mountains, in the Mountain Empire area of southeastern San Diego County, California.

Geography

The town's elevation is 3,999 feet (1,219 m).[1] Although Guatay is unincorporated, it does not have a post office. The ZIP Code is 91931.[4]

It was the location of a 19th-century stagecoach station on the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line.

Nearby Guatay Mountain, a peak of the Cuyamaca Mountains, is home to a grove of the rare endemic Tecate Cypress (Cupressus forbesii).

Transportation

San Diego MTS route 888 provides service on Mondays and Fridays between El Cajon, Guatay, and Jacumba Hot Springs.[5]

References

1. "Guatay, California". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Kumeyaay - Mount Guatay or Na-wa Ti'e
3. California Place Names of Indian Origin (Kroeber, 1916)
4. Zip Code Lookup
5. https://www.sdmts.com/sites/default/files/routes/pdf/888.pdf