Edgemont, Riverside County, California
| Edgemont, California | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Location of Edgemont in California | |
| Coordinates: 33°55′00″N 117°16′43″W / 33.91667°N 117.27861°WCoordinates: 33°55′00″N 117°16′43″W / 33.91667°N 117.27861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Riverside |
| Elevation[1] | 1,554 ft (474 m) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| [2] | |
Edgemont is an unincorporated community in Riverside County, California.[3]
Geography
Edgemont is located in Moreno Valley, California in Riverside County, California.[4] The coordinates are 33.510N, -117.14W, and the elevation is 1,564 feet, and it is in the Pacific Time Zone (UTC-8, UTC-7 in the summer).
Edgemont lies in the coast region of California, and is about 57 miles (92 km) from Los Angeles.[5]
It was originally named Rose Arbor, and it was subdivided for poultry ranches in 1923.[6]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edgemont, California. Retrieved on 2008-07-10.
- ↑ "Edgemont CA". ZIP Code Lookup. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
- ↑ http://california.hometownlocator.com/ca/riverside/edgemont.cfm Information about Edgemont
- ↑ http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=edgemont&state=CA Map of Edgemont
- ↑ http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Edgemont,+California&sourceid=navclient-ff&rlz=1B3WZPB_enUS326US327&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=Edgemont,+CA&gl=us&ei=KIktS9neDpHAsgOZytXNBA&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CAoQ8gEwAA Google Maps map of Edgemont, CA
- ↑ Durham, David L. (2001). Place-Names of California's Desert Counties. Clovis, CA: World Dancer Press. p. 56. ISBN 1-884995-31-4.
