Rodriguez Canyon (California)

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Rodriguez Canyon is a steep mountain canyon, in San Diego County, California. It has its head at 33°02′55″N116°31′43″W / 33.04861°N 116.52861°W / 33.04861; -116.52861 at an elevation of 4,120 feet in the Cuyamaca Mountains. Is mouth is at 2,549 feet (777 meters), at its confluence with Oriflamme Canyon, where they form the head of Vallecito Wash, at the northwestern end of Mason Valley. [1]

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33°01′04″N116°28′53″W / 33.01778°N 116.48139°W / 33.01778; -116.48139