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Palomar Mountain

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Small cabin community surrounded by mountains and pine forests. Excellent place for camping, hiking & star gazing in San Diego county. Amateur astronomers love this dark sky area. Star Parties w/ telescopes are quite common in the warmer months at the Observatory Campground.

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elevation: 6140' population: 245 zip code: 92060

Mountain

terrain:
pine & oak forests, meadows & great views

location:
San Diego County
N of Escondido
off Hwy. 76

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recreation:

  • backpacking
  • biking
  • camping
  • hiking
  • mountain biking
  • stargazing
  • Palomar Observatory
  • Palomar Observatory Trail Hike
  • parks, forests, rivers & lakes:

  • Palomar Mountain State Park
  • Cleveland National Forest
  • Lake Henshaw
  • Southern California Forests Map Set
    Southern California Forests Map Set

    Campgrounds campground reservations
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    Palomar Mountain State Park Camping
    Crestline Group Campground

    tent camping

    description:
    A small community of mountain cabins with a restaurant, a general store & post office. Rental vacation cabins & a coupla historic lodges make up the choice in accommodations. Several National Forest campgrounds, plus the Palomar State Park campground & one private RV park, are among the choice for overnight camping.

    nearby towns:
    Temecula
    Fallbrook
    Oceanside
    Escondido
    Warner Springs
    Rainbow
    local links:

    Palomar Mountain Community
    http://www.palomarmountain.com

    Mothers Kitchen Restaurant
    Palomar Mountain General Store

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    Topo Atlas Cleveland Forest
    Topo Atlas Cleveland Forest
    Cleveland National Forest Map
    Cleveland National Forest Map
    San Diego Backcountry Map
    San Diego Backcountry Map
    Santa Rosa Wilderness Map
    Santa Rosa Wilderness Map
    Search : The Perfect Machine: Building the Palomar Telescope
    The Perfect Machine: Building the Palomar Telescope

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    Search : McCllellan [sic] - Palomar Airport, Carlsbad, California : digitized from OC 5310, surveyed June 1990, 5th edition (SuDoc C 55.411/3:ODS 5310)
    McCllellan [sic] - Palomar Airport, Carlsbad, California : digitized from OC 5310, surveyed June 1990, 5th edition (SuDoc C 55.411/3:ODS 5310)

    Search : The blue guide to the Norris spectrograph: California Institute of Technology, Palomar Observatory, the Hale Telescope
    The blue guide to the Norris spectrograph: California Institute of Technology, Palomar Observatory, the Hale Telescope

    Search : Haumea (Dwarf Planet): Minor Planet Designation, Dwarf Planet, Kuiper Belt, Pluto, Michael E. Brown, California Institute of Technology, Palomar Observatory, ... Luis Ortiz Moreno, Sierra Nevada Observatory
    Haumea (Dwarf Planet): Minor Planet Designation, Dwarf Planet, Kuiper Belt, Pluto, Michael E. Brown, California Institute of Technology, Palomar Observatory, ... Luis Ortiz Moreno, Sierra Nevada Observatory

    Amazon.com's Price: $74.00
    Search : A guidebook to the Sunset Ranges of Southern California: Including the San Jacinto Mountains, the Santa Ana Mountains, the Palomar country, the Julian-Cuyamaca country and the Laguna Mountains
    A guidebook to the Sunset Ranges of Southern California: Including the San Jacinto Mountains, the Santa Ana Mountains, the Palomar country, the Julian-Cuyamaca country and the Laguna Mountains



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