Cuyamaca, California

It lies east of the Capitan Grande Reservation in the western Laguna Mountains, north of Descanso and south of Julian.

Within the park is the prominent Cuyamaca Peak, the second-highest mountain in San Diego County at 6,512 feet (1,984.9 m).

[2] The name is a Spanish corruption of the Kumeyaay phrase "'Ekwiiyemak", which means, according to Margaret Langdon's translation, "Behind the clouds".

[3] It has also been translated as "the place where it rains", a reference to the region's higher average precipitation than San Diego County's low coastal areas.

Cuyamaca is a popular toponym lending its name to streets, businesses and a community college in the San Diego area.

Cuyamaca Mountains "behind the clouds" and Stonewall Peak, seen from the Lagunas
Lake Cuyamaca seen from Stonewall Peak
CA 79 looking north with Lake Cuyamaca on the right
San Diego County map