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El Cajon Mountain, California


Prominence: 1955 ft, 596 m

Elevation: 3675 feet, 1120 meters


True Isolation: 6.31 mi, 10.16 km
Elevation Info:NAVD88 Elevation: 3677 ft / 1121 m
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)32° 54' 53'' N, 116° 49' 13'' W
32.914778, -116.820141 (Dec Deg)
516818 E 3641854 N, Zone 11 (UTM)
CountryUnited States
State/ProvinceCalifornia
County/Second Level RegionSan Diego
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Lists that contain El Cajon Mountain:
     San Diego 100 Peaks List (Rank #55)
     California Peaks with 1000 feet of Prominence (Rank #176)

Ascent Info

Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 556
     Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 527)

Selected Trip Reports:
     1994-10-22 by Richard Carey
     2008-09-13 by Amin Faraday
     2010-10-24 by Derek Loranger
     2011-12-27 by Joel Hawk
     2012-01-01 by Jason Yuo (GPS Track)
     2012-05-05 by Bob Ramsey
     2013-01-20 by Michael Sullivan (GPS Track)
     2014-07-13 by Erik Larsen
     2014-10-26 by Greg Gerlach (GPS Track)
     2014-12-21 by B K (GPS Track)
     2014-12-23 by Mayra Madrid (GPS Track)
     2014-12-27 by David Porter
     2015-04-09 by James Barlow (GPS Track)
     2015-05-02 by Mike Ramel
     2016-01-30 by Marcus Lostracco (GPS Track)
     2016-02-03 by Zach Smith
     2018-11-16 by Marcus Lostracco (GPS Track)
     2019-03-10 by Thomas Brennan (GPS Track)
     2019-04-27 by Jacob Swary (GPS Track)
     2019-06-02 by Jake Weeks
     2019-07-28 by Kurt T
     2019-11-17 by Joseph Hirniak
     2020-05-29 by Chris Griffith (GPS Track)
     2020-06-26 by Garret Stoops (GPS Track)
     2021-01-01 by Garret Stoops (GPS Track)
     2021-02-07 by Chris Griffith
     2021-02-20 by Casey Wear
     2021-03-07 by Jeffrey Swain (GPS Track)
     2021-04-17 by Tyler Elsey (GPS Track)
     2021-05-08 by Chad Reynolds (GPS Track)
     2021-05-30 by Brett Murrey
     2021-06-26 by Nicholas Belanger
     2021-07-04 by Brad W.
     2021-12-04 by Dan Bryan (GPS Track)
     2022-02-21 by Duzzy Bill (Unsuccessful) (GPS Track)
     2022-03-19 by Robert Luher (GPS Track)
     2022-12-23 by Ethan Woll
     2022-12-23 by Keith Winston (GPS Track)
     2023-02-11 by Mihai Giurgiulescu (GPS Track)
     2023-02-26 by Michael Toffey (GPS Track)
     2023-04-08 by Tracie Collins
     2023-05-07 by Ethan Woll

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Ascending El Cajon Mountain. Photo by Nathan Leroy.
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ProminenceKey Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)
  Clean Prominence: 1955 ft/596 m
  Optimistic Prominence: 1995 ft/608 m
  Key Col: 1720 ft/524 m
IsolationIsolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)
   Distance: 6.31 mi/10.16 km
   Isolation Limit Point: 32.8617, -116.7317
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    Viejas Mountain  (SE)
RangesContinent: North America
Range2: Pacific Ranges
Range3: Central and Southern California Ranges
Range4: Peninsular Southern California Ranges
Range5: San Diego Area Ranges
Drainage BasinsSan Diego
Pacific-Western USA
Pacific Ocean
OwnershipLand: Cleveland National Forest
Topo MapEl Cajon Mountain O32116h7 1:24,000
Data Source1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
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El Cajon (Cap) Mountain Summit (2018-02-10). Photo by Olga Ordonez.
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The view climbing upward from the base of the South Arete. Low clouds obscure the headwall, and the summit is not visible until you reach the top of the arete (2019-06-02). Photo by Jake Weeks.
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Climbing through the Lunch Rock cave. The face may seem excited, but the eyes are hiding true terror (2019-06-02). Photo by Jake Weeks.
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Climbing past Lunch Rock towards the headwall on the South Arete. Don't let the photos deceive you. Nothing can prepare you for how steep this route is unless you go up and see for yourself - which I can't say I recommend (2019-06-02). Photo by Jake Weeks.
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Looking up at the final section of El Cajon via the El Capitan trail approach (2019-11-17). Photo by Joseph Hirniak.
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El Cajon Mountain Summit (2023-04-08). Photo by Tracie Collins.
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El Cajon Mountain Summit (2023-04-08). Photo by Tracie Collins.
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El Cajon Mountain (2023-04-08). Photo by Caden Webster.
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