Lakeview Mountains
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The Lakeview Mountains are a range of low mountains encompassing approximately 30 square miles (77.7 km²) of land in western Riverside County, Southern California
, at the northern end of the Peninsular Ranges
.
They are bordered on the south by State Highway 74
and the communities of Homeland
and Green Acres
, on the east by the cities of Hemet
and San Jacinto
, on the west by the Perris Valley
and the community of Nuevo
, and on the north by the community of Lakeview
and the San Jacinto River
. The communities of Juniper Flats and MacLean Ranch are located within the Lakeview Mountains.
The highest point in the Lakeview Mountains is at elevation 2673 feet (814.7 m) above mean sea level. Mount Rudolph, a prominent feature at the northerly end of the range, rises to an elevation of 2595 ft (791 m). Reinhardt Canyon
, on the easterly side of the range, is the home of the prehistoric petroglyph
known as the Hemet Maze Stone (California Historical Landmark
No. 557).
The vegetation of the Lakeview Mountains consists primarily of the Coastal Sage Scrub
and Chaparral
plant communities.
The Lakeview Mountains are the primary visible trace of the Lakeview Mountains Pluton
, consisting primarily of Cretaceous
tonalite
.
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
, at the northern end of the Peninsular Ranges
Peninsular Ranges
The Peninsular Ranges are a group of mountain ranges, in the Pacific Coast Ranges, which stretch from southern California in the United States to the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula; they are part of the North American Coast Ranges that run along the Pacific coast from Alaska...
.
They are bordered on the south by State Highway 74
California State Route 74
State Route 74 , a part of the Pines to Palms Scenic Byway, is a mostly scenic highway in the U.S. state of California. It runs from Palm Desert in Riverside County westward to San Juan Capistrano in Orange County.-Route description:...
and the communities of Homeland
Homeland, California
Homeland is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 5,969 at the 2010 census, up from 3,710 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Homeland is located at ....
and Green Acres
Green Acres, California
Green Acres is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Green Acres sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Green Acres's population was 1,805.-Geography:...
, on the east by the cities of Hemet
Hemet, California
Hemet is a city in the San Jacinto Valley in Riverside County, California, United States. It covers a total area of , about half of the valley, which it shares with the neighboring city of San Jacinto. The population was 78,657 at the 2010 census....
and San Jacinto
San Jacinto, California
San Jacinto is a city in Riverside County, California, U.S.A. It was named after Saint Hyacinth and is located at the north end of the San Jacinto Valley, with Hemet to its south. The mountains associated with the valley are the San Jacinto Mountains. The population was 44,199 at the 2010...
, on the west by the Perris Valley
Perris, California
Perris is a city in Riverside County, California, USA. At the 2010 census, the city population was 68,386, up from 36,189 at the 2000 census. The city is named in honor of Fred T. Perris, chief engineer of the California Southern Railroad...
and the community of Nuevo
Nuevo, California
Nuevo is a rural community located east of the city of Perris and Lake Perris in Riverside County, California, United States. The population of the census-designated place was 6,447 at the 2010 census, up from 4,135 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, and on the north by the community of Lakeview
Lakeview, California
Lakeview is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 2,104 at the 2010 census, up from 1,619 at the 2000 census...
and the San Jacinto River
San Jacinto River (California)
The San Jacinto River is a river in Riverside County, California. The river's headwaters are in San Bernardino National Forest, but the lower portion of the watershed is urban and agricultural land....
. The communities of Juniper Flats and MacLean Ranch are located within the Lakeview Mountains.
The highest point in the Lakeview Mountains is at elevation 2673 feet (814.7 m) above mean sea level. Mount Rudolph, a prominent feature at the northerly end of the range, rises to an elevation of 2595 ft (791 m). Reinhardt Canyon
Reinhardt Canyon
Reinhardt Canyon is located in the Lakeview Mountains, just west of Hemet, California. It is home to the prehistoric petroglyph known as the Hemet Maze Stone .[1]...
, on the easterly side of the range, is the home of the prehistoric petroglyph
Petroglyph
Petroglyphs are pictogram and logogram images created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, and abrading. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions of the technique to refer to such images...
known as the Hemet Maze Stone (California Historical Landmark
California Historical Landmark
California Historical Landmarks are buildings, structures, sites, or places in the state of California that have been determined to have statewide historical significance by meeting at least one of the criteria listed below:...
No. 557).
The vegetation of the Lakeview Mountains consists primarily of the Coastal Sage Scrub
Coastal sage scrub
Coastal sage scrub is a low scrubland plant community found in the California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion of coastal California and northern Baja California. It is characterized by low-growing aromatic, and drought-deciduous shrubs adapted to the semi-arid Mediterranean climate of the...
and Chaparral
Chaparral
Chaparral is a shrubland or heathland plant community found primarily in the U.S. state of California and in the northern portion of the Baja California peninsula, Mexico...
plant communities.
The Lakeview Mountains are the primary visible trace of the Lakeview Mountains Pluton
Pluton
A pluton in geology is a body of intrusive igneous rock that crystallized from magma slowly cooling below the surface of the Earth. Plutons include batholiths, dikes, sills, laccoliths, lopoliths, and other igneous bodies...
, consisting primarily of Cretaceous
Cretaceous
The Cretaceous , derived from the Latin "creta" , usually abbreviated K for its German translation Kreide , is a geologic period and system from circa to million years ago. In the geologic timescale, the Cretaceous follows the Jurassic period and is followed by the Paleogene period of the...
tonalite
Tonalite
Tonalite is an igneous, plutonic rock, of felsic composition, with phaneritic texture. Feldspar is present as plagioclase with 10% or less alkali feldspar. Quartz is present as more than 20% of the rock. Amphiboles and pyroxenes are common accessory minerals.In older references tonalite is...
.