Temescal Canyon, Riverside County

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Temescal Canyon (Temescal, Spanish for "sweat lodge") is the canyon below the mouth of Temescal Valley, carrying Temescal Creek, through the hills in and to the east of El Cerrito, Riverside County, California.

Head of canyon 33°49′38″N117°30′31″W / 33.82722°N 117.50861°W / 33.82722; -117.50861

Mouth of canyon 33°51′51″N117°31′29″W / 33.86417°N 117.52472°W / 33.86417; -117.52472 [1]

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