Coyote Mountains

Coyote Mountains
<div style="padding:2px 2px 5px 2px;> Location of Coyote Mountains in California [1]
Highest point
Peak	Carrizo Mountain
Elevation	734 m (2,408 ft)
Coordinates	32°49′31″N 116°00′55″W / 32.82528°N 116.01528°W / 32.82528; -116.01528
Geography
Country	United States
State	California
District	San Diego County and Imperial County
Range coordinates	32°48′41″N 116°04′24″W / 32.8114°N 116.0733°W / 32.8114; -116.0733Coordinates: 32°48′41″N 116°04′24″W / 32.8114°N 116.0733°W / 32.8114; -116.0733
Topo map	USGS Carrizo Mountain

The Coyote Mountains are a small mountain range in San Diego and Imperial counties of southern California.^[1][2] The Coyotes form a narrow ESE trending 2 mi (3.2 km) wide range with a length of about 12 mi (19 km). The southeast end turns and forms a 2 mi (3.2 km) north trending "hook". The highest point is Carrizo Mountain on the northeast end with an elevation of 2,408 feet (734 m). Mine Peak at the northwest end of the range has an elevation of 1,850 ft (560 m). Coyote Wash along I-8 along the southeast margin of the range is 100 to 300 feet in elevation. Plaster City lies in the Yuha Desert about 5.5 mi (8.9 km) east of the east end of the range.^[3][4]

To the southeast lie the Jacumba Mountains and the Volcanic Hills. To the north and northeast lie the Carrizo Badlands, the Carrizo Valley and the Fish Creek Mountains. The west end of the range is within the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and the east end is within the Carrizo Naval Gunnery Range. The international border lies approximately 11 mi (18 km) south of the southeast margin of the range.^[2][3][4]

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