Blue Angels Peak is a mountain located in the Sierra Juárez mountains less than 300 yards (270 m) north of the United States-Mexico border in California. The mountain rises to an elevation of 4,552 feet (1,387 m) near the San Diego-Imperial county border and Interstate 8. Despite its relatively low elevation, the summit of Blue Angels Peak is the highest point in Imperial County.[2] A 500 kV power line, an extension of Path 46 into San Diego, traverses the northern foothills of this mountain.[3]

Blue Angels Peak
Blue Angels Peak Imperial County, California
Highest point
Elevation	4,552 ft (1,387 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	53 ft (16 m)[2]
Listing	California county high points 41st
Coordinates	32°37′18″N 116°05′28″W[1]
Geography
Location	Imperial County, California
Parent range	Sierra Juárez Mountains
Topo map	USGS In-Ko-Pah Gorge

The peak was named in honor of the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, which was based at a nearby naval air facility in El Centro.[4]

See also

• List of highest points in California by county
• Colorado Desert
• Lower Colorado River Valley

References

External links

• "Blue Angels Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
• "Blue Angels Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2011-05-07.

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