Saddleback Mountains

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Saddleback Mountains in November 2004 as seen from Rancho Santa Margarita.
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Saddleback Mountains in November 2004 as seen from Rancho Santa Margarita.

Saddleback is the name given to the ridge between the two highest peaks in the Santa Ana Mountains, Santiago and Modjeska. The ridge, which resembles a saddle when viewed from most of Orange County, California, dominates the county's eastern skyline, and on the clearest days can be seen from literally anywhere around the Southern California metropolis: from Santa Monica to downtown L.A., to the highest points of the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains, to the inland empire, and to Palomar Mountain and San Diego's North County.

Santiago Peak is the highest peak in the range and the highest point in the county at 5,687 feet. Modjeska Peak is the second highest at 5,496 feet. The two peaks form part of the border between Orange and Riverside Counties.

The hilly land in south Orange County is known colloquially as Saddleback Valley, and hence many institutions are named after Saddleback, including Saddleback Church, Saddleback College, and the Saddleback Valley Unified School District.

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