Mountain Center California Map
Explore Mountain Center, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Mountain Center, California
How to Use This Mountain Center, California Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mountain Center, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Mountain Center.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Mountain Center |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | Riverside County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 33.704189 |
| Longitude | -116.725852 |
| Population | 66 |
| Density | 13.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 92561 |
| Area Code | 909 |
| County Seat | Riverside |
| School District | Hemet Unified School District |
About Mountain Center, California
Mountain Center is a locality in Riverside County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 66. The population density is 13.5 people per km². Mountain Center is located at 33.7042°N, 116.7259°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92561.Mountain Center occupies a high-altitude intersection where the air thins and sharpens, defined by the persistent, rhythmic passage of Coldwater Creek. It lies 10.1 miles east-southeast of Valle Vista, CA (from Valle Vista, CA: bearing 107°T), and is situated 3.0 miles south-southwest of Idyllwild-Pine Cove. The landscape surrounding Mountain Center is defined by the rugged expanse of the San Bernardino National Forest, which envelopes the locality in a vast, timbered embrace. Beyond the immediate terrain, the distant silhouette of the San Bernardino Mountains anchors the horizon, standing as a stoic witness to the shifting light of the high country. To the west, the gentle, sun-drenched expanse of Blodgett Flat provides a quiet contrast to the verticality of the surrounding ridges. Here, the golden light of late afternoon settles upon the dry grasses, casting long, deliberate shadows that lend the land a sense of ancient, undisturbed patience.
History in Mountain Center remains tethered to the rugged topography, where the economy has long been shaped by the sparse, deliberate rhythms of forestry and the quiet transit of travelers navigating the mountain passes. The nearby South Fork Trail draws those seeking the solitude of the woods, while the presence of Lake Hemet, just a few miles away, offers a reflective stillness to the local geography. Life here unfolds with a measured, steady persistence, far removed from the frantic pace of the lowlands. The North Mountain Experimental Area serves as a silent reminder of the scientific interest in these woods, grounding the locality in a tradition of observation and care for the wilder, interior reaches of the terrain.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- San Bernardino National Forest (National Forest) — 0.2 mi, 180° S · 683k acres
- McCall Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 300° NW
- South Fork San Jacinto Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 1.2 mi, 259° W · 20k acres
- Idyllwild Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 356° N
- San Jacinto Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 2.6 mi, 046° NE · 33k acres
- Hurkey Creek (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 096° E
- Butterfield Amphitheater (Theatre) — 2.8 mi, 013° N
- Mount San Jacinto State Park (State Park) — 3.0 mi, 012° N
- Tahquitz National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 040° NE · 27k acres
- Speed of Light Experiment (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 344° N
- Fort Outpost (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 090° E
- 49er Outpost (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 092° E
- Wagons (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 090° E
- Santa Rosa And San Jacinto National Monument (National Monument) — 4.3 mi, 039° NE · 280k acres
- North Fork San Jacinto, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 4.4 mi, 309° NW · 2,991 acres
- Mine (Historic Ruins) — 4.8 mi, 329° NW
- Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 4.8 mi, 040° NE · 1,886 acres
- Sawmill Flats (Historic Ruins) — 5.3 mi, 357° N
- Bautista Creek, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 5.8 mi, 201° S · 3,227 acres
- Santa Rosa-San Jacinto Mountains National Monument (National Monument) — 6.4 mi, 090° E · 195k acres
- UC James San Jacinto Montain Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 7.8 mi, 339° N
- Caramba Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.9 mi, 047° NE
- 101 Amphitheater (Theatre) — 8.4 mi, 114° SE
- Juan Diego Flats (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 210° SW
- Hamilton School, Anza (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 164° S
- Ramona Bowl Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 275° W
- Palm Springs Historical Society (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 052° NE
- Stewart Galleries (Gallery) — 13.1 mi, 052° NE
- Oasis Gallery (Gallery) — 13.1 mi, 052° NE
- Forever Marilyn (Public Artwork) — 13.1 mi, 051° NE
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About This Mountain Center Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mountain Center, California. Coordinates: 33.704189, -116.725852. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Mountain Center includes the ZIP code (92561), telephone area code (909), county seat of Riverside County (Riverside), and school district assignment (Hemet Unified School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
