Box Springs Mountains
Box Springs Mountains | |
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![]() Box Springs Mountains with Riverside in foreground. | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Box Springs Mountain |
Elevation | 939 m (3,081 ft) |
Geography | |
Location of the Box Springs Mountains in California[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
Region | Inland Empire |
District | Riverside County |
Range coordinates | 33°57′42″N 117°16′50″W / 33.96167°N 117.28056°W |
Topo map | USGS Riverside East |
The Box Springs Mountains are a mountain range in northwest Riverside County, California, United States.[1] The highest peak of the range is Box Springs Mountain, which stands just over 3,080 ft (940 m) tall.
Parks[edit]
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The Box Spring Mountain Reserve, operated by the Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District, encompasses a portion of the Box Spring Mountains.[2]
Named Peaks[edit]
Peak | Elevation | Coordinates |
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Box Springs Mountain | 3,080 feet (940 m) | 33°57′42″N 117°16′50″W / 33.96167°N 117.28056°W |
Table Mountain | 2,359 feet (719 m) | 33°59′26″N 117°17′33″W / 33.99056°N 117.29249°W |
Sugarloaf Mountain | 1,944 feet (593 m) | 33°59′37″N 117°19′21″W / 33.99371°N 117.32240°W |
Jessie | 1,781 feet (543 m) | 33°56′56″N 117°17′00″W / 33.94876°N 117.28339°W |
Pigeon | 1,423 feet (434 m) | 33°59′35″N 117°19′46″W / 33.99295°N 117.32944°W |
Versity | 1,386 feet (422 m) | 33°58′04″N 117°19′27″W / 33.96773°N 117.32430°W |
References[edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Box Springs Mountains.
- ^ a b "Box Springs Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ "BOX SPRINGS MOUNTAIN RESERVE". RivCoParks. Retrieved 2021-01-20.