Guatay, California

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Guatay
Guatay is located in San Diego County, California
Guatay
Guatay
Location within San Diego County
Coordinates: 32°50′56″N 116°33′26″W / 32.84889°N 116.55722°W / 32.84889; -116.55722Coordinates: 32°50′56″N 116°33′26″W / 32.84889°N 116.55722°W / 32.84889; -116.55722
Country United States
State California
County San Diego
Elevation
3,999 ft (1,219 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
91931
GNIS feature ID1656536[1]

Guatay (Kumeyaay: Na-wa Ti'e, meaning "Big House")[2][3]is an unincorporated community in the Cuyamaca Mountains, in the Mountain Empire area of southeastern San Diego County, California.

Geography[]

The town's elevation is 3,999 feet (1,219 m).[1] Although Guatay is unincorporated, it does not have a post office. The ZIP code is 91931.[4]

It was the location of a 19th-century stagecoach station on the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line.

Nearby Guatay Mountain, a peak of the Cuyamaca Mountains, is home to a grove of the rare endemic Tecate Cypress (Cupressus forbesii).

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Guatay, California". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ Kumeyaay - Mount Guatay or Na-wa Ti'e
  3. ^ California Place Names of Indian Origin (Kroeber, 1916)
  4. ^ Zip Code Lookup


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