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Descanso, San Diego County, California, United States


Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:San Diego County, California, USA
Region:San Diego County, California, United States
Latitude:32° 51' 10" N
Longitude:116° 36' 57" W
Lat/Long (dec):32.85283,-116.61585
Köppen climate type:Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Elevation:1,034m
Population:1,423 (2011)
Mindat Feature ID:5342657
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:5342657:8
GUID:0d31a6be-4909-453f-9c6b-c970dbbd3d2f
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Descanso, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA32° 51' 10" N116° 36' 53" W0.1km (0.0 miles)
Descanso Mine (Magdalena Mine; Descanso Mining Company; Ellis Mine), Descanso, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA32° 51' 23" N116° 37' 31" W1.0km (0.6 miles)
Los Terrenitos, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA32° 50' 4" N116° 37' 18" W2.1km (1.3 miles)
Decker prospect, Descanso, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA32° 51' 54" N116° 34' 41" W3.8km (2.3 miles)
Unnamed W occurrence, Descanso, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA32° 50' 12" N116° 34' 18" W4.5km (2.8 miles)
Lowrey deposit, Los Terrenitos, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA32° 49' 9" N116° 39' 24" W5.3km (3.3 miles)
Happy Jack Mine, Descanso, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA32° 53' 48" N116° 34' 31" W6.2km (3.9 miles)
Ajax deposit, Los Terrenitos, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA32° 48' 15" N116° 38' 56" W6.2km (3.9 miles)
Allen borrow pit, Descanso, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA32° 54' 18" N116° 38' 38" W6.4km (4.0 miles)
Vault of Ages prospect, Pine Valley, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA32° 50' 6" N116° 32' 39" W7.0km (4.3 miles)
Spanish Bayonet deposit, Descanso, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA32° 54' 34" N116° 38' 53" W7.0km (4.4 miles)
Silent King prospect, Pine Valley, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA32° 50' 0" N116° 32' 38" W7.1km (4.4 miles)
Group Mining claims, Pine Valley, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA32° 52' 1" N116° 31' 27" W8.7km (5.4 miles)
Pine Valley, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA32° 49' 17" N116° 31' 45" W8.8km (5.5 miles)
Viejas Mountain prospect, Alpine, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA32° 51' 21" N116° 42' 55" W9.3km (5.8 miles)
Gold Standard group (Gold Standard Mine; North Star Mine), Pine Valley, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA32° 53' 12" N116° 31' 23" W9.4km (5.9 miles)
Lucky Chuck Mine (Free Coinage Mine; Hawkes Mine), Pine Valley, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA32° 53' 8" N116° 31' 20" W9.5km (5.9 miles)
Schley group, Pine Valley, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA32° 53' 18" N116° 31' 26" W9.5km (5.9 miles)
Deer Park deposit (Glacier; Deer Park Glacier deposit; Deer Park Limestone deposit), Deer Park, San Diego County, California, USA32° 53' 44" N116° 31' 28" W9.8km (6.1 miles)
Barbara Worth group (Bengal), Pine Valley, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA32° 51' 30" N116° 30' 39" W9.8km (6.1 miles)
Rose Quartz Mine, Pine Valley, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA32° 53' 35" N116° 31' 20" W9.8km (6.1 miles)
Unnamed Silica claim (1), Pine Valley, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA32° 52' 13" N116° 30' 39" W10.0km (6.2 miles)
Gold Dollar Nos. 1 and 4 claims, Mt Laguna, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA32° 53' 31" N116° 31' 4" W10.2km (6.3 miles)
Laguna Mountains placers, Mt Laguna, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA32° 53' 57" N116° 31' 18" W10.2km (6.3 miles)
Laguna Junction deposits (Benton Ranch deposits), Pine Valley, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA32° 48' 56" N116° 30' 51" W10.3km (6.4 miles)
Unnamed Sn claim, Pine Valley, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA32° 53' 40" N116° 31' 0" W10.4km (6.4 miles)
Unnamed Sn claim, Alpine, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA32° 50' 41" N116° 43' 36" W10.4km (6.5 miles)
You Bet group, Mt Laguna, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA32° 54' 30" N116° 30' 59" W11.2km (6.9 miles)
Golden Harp prospect, Pine Valley, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA32° 51' 20" N116° 29' 38" W11.4km (7.1 miles)
Deer Park group, Deer Park, San Diego County, California, USA32° 54' 24" N116° 30' 41" W11.5km (7.1 miles)

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RegionType
Franciscan Domain, North America PlateDomain
Southern California Borderland Basins, North America PlateBasin
Coast Mountains, North AmericaMountain Range
Pacific PlateTectonic Plate
USACountry
California, USAState
San Diego County, California, USACounty
 
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