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Beacon Hill, formerly known as Chocolate Drop Mountain, is the tallest summit of a range of granite hills surrounding and running northeastward from Lake Norconian, at the extreme northwest of the Temescal Mountains, in Norco, California.[2]

Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill Location in California
Highest point
Elevation	1,019 ft (311 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	377 ft (115 m)[2]
Coordinates	33°56′04″N 117°33′39″W[1]
Geography
Location	Riverside County, California, U.S.
Parent range	Temescal Mountains
Topo map	USGS Corona North, CA
Geology
Age of rock	Cretaceous
Mountain type	Granitic

Rex Clark, owner of the Norconian Resort, sought to draw attention to his resort by building a 38-feet tall lighthouse with a powerful revolving light atop the hill. That beacon gave the name to that hill known today as Beacon Hill but once known as Chocolate Drop Mountain, near what is now the town center of Norco.[3]

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