Mount Jurupa

Mount Jurupa
Mount Jurupa

Location in California

Highest point
Elevation 2,224 ft (678 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 1,167 ft (356 m) [2]
Coordinates 34°01′56″N 117°26′34″W / 34.032344903°N 117.442756844°W / 34.032344903; -117.442756844Coordinates: 34°01′56″N 117°26′34″W / 34.032344903°N 117.442756844°W / 34.032344903; -117.442756844 [1]
Geography
Location Riverside County, California, U.S.
Parent range Jurupa Mountains
Topo map USGS Fontana
Climbing
Easiest route Hike

Mount Jurupa is the highest point of the Jurupa Mountains, being located in northwestern Riverside County, California. The summit is just south of the Riverside – San Bernardino county line. A hiking trail leads to its summit, which offers spectacular views of Riverside, Fontana, San Bernardino, and Moreno Valley.

In a small canyon at the base of the mountain is the Jurupa Mountains Cultural Center, a non-profit educational facility that includes nature trails, gardens, and an Earth Science Museum.

The name can be traced to the Jurupa land grant dated September 28, 1838. Before the secularization of the missions, Jurupa was the name of one of the Mission San Gabriel ranchos.[3] Jarupa was probably a Serrano or Gabrielino Shoshonean name.

References

  1. 1 2 "Jurupa 3". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
  2. ↑ "Mount Jurupa, California". Peakbagger.com.
  3. ↑ Gudde, Erwin G. (1949). California Place Names. Berkeley: Univ. of California Press. p. 169.


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