Martinez Mountain (Riverside County)

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Martinez Mountain
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A view of Martinez Mountain from Pinyon Crest
Highest point
Elevation 6,562 ft (2,000 m)
Geography
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Martinez Mountain
location of Martinez Mountain in California [1]
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
County Riverside County
Range coordinates 33°33′26.24″N116°20′43.46″W / 33.5572889°N 116.3454056°W / 33.5572889; -116.3454056
Parent range Santa Rosa Mountains

Martinez Mountain is a mountain summit of the Santa Rosa Mountains, in Riverside County, California. [1]

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History

Martinez Mountain lies along a Cahuilla trail that was once used to get from the Coachella Valley to the Santa Rosa Mountains. [2]

Flora and fauna

Martinez Mountain is described as being a part of the Western Sonoran Mountain Woodland and Shrubland. [3] Examples of flora include Singleleaf Pinyon, California Juniper and Mountain Mahogany. Herbivores include Bighorn sheep and Mule Deer, while predators include Mountain Lions and Coyotes.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Martinez Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Following ancestral Cahuilla trail, Torres Martinez tribe and local hiker to lead three-day November hike". Desert Sun. 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  3. ↑ Griffith, G.E., Omernik, J.M., Smith, D.W., Cook, T.D., Tallyn, E., Moseley, K., and Johnson, C.B., 2016, Ecoregions of California (poster): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2016–1021, with map, scale 1:1,100,000, http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20161021.


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