Otay Mesa West is a residential neighborhood in the southern section of San Diego, California.
It neighbors Ocean View Hills to the east, Nestor and Palm City to the west and Chula Vista to the north.
The Otay Mesa West area was used by John J. Montgomery for his experimentation with manned gliders in the 1880s.
The Montgomery family ranch was located in the Otay River valley below.
Quest for Flight: John J. Montgomery and the Dawn of Aviation in the West, University of Oklahoma Press 2012.