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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Diego |
| Elevation | 2,320 ft (707 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 320 |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 92036 |
| Area code(s) | 760 |
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| GNIS feature ID | 2664910 |
Shelter Valley is an unincorporated area located in San Diego County in U.S. state of California. The town is located along county road S2, two miles south of its intersection with California State Route 78 and 12 miles east of Julian, CA. (Known as Scissors crossing.) It lies within the boundaries of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and the geologic feature known as Earthquake Valley. The Pacific Crest Trail passes along the northern boundary of the community.
The Anza Borrego Desert State Park acquired property to the north of the community in 1998 and 2004, making Shelter Valley the second community (the first being nearby Borrego Springs) to be entirely landlocked by the park.[1] The Sentenac Canyon and Cienega[2] to the east of Scissors crossing were acquired in 1998, and the Rancho San Filipe to the west of the crossing was finalized in 2004.[3]