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Palomar Mountain California Map

Explore Palomar Mountain, 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 Palomar Mountain, California

How to Use This Palomar Mountain, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Palomar Mountain, 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 Palomar Mountain.

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	Palomar Mountain
State	California (CA)
County	San Diego County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	33.322813
Longitude	-116.878636
Population	480
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	92060
Area Code	714
County Seat	San Diego

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About Palomar Mountain, California

Palomar Mountain is a locality in San Diego County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Palomar Mountain is located at 33.3228°N, 116.8786°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92060.

Palomar Mountain rises as a rugged monolith of granite and dense conifer forest, anchoring the inland landscape with a profound sense of vertical isolation. It lies 11.5 miles northeast of Valley Center, CA (from Valley Center, CA: bearing 51°T), and is situated 18.5 miles northeast of Escondido. High-altitude air here carries a crisp, thin clarity that distinguishes it from the heat-heavy atmosphere of the lower plains, while the ground is carpeted in a thick duff of pine needles and decaying manzanita. Within the boundaries of Palomar Mountain State Park, the terrain shifts from steep, sun-bleached slopes to cool, shadowed ravines where Doane Creek carves a narrow, rhythmic path through the bedrock. Near the quiet expanse of Doane Valley Reservoir, the silence is punctuated only by the sudden, sharp movement of deer through the underbrush or the distant, rhythmic creak of boughs shifting in the afternoon gusts.

History lingers in the quiet solitude of Sunday School Flats, where the early settlers once sought a pastoral reprieve from the arid lowlands, leaving behind a legacy of rustic stewardship that defines the region’s character. The local economy persists in a delicate balance between seasonal recreation and the quiet maintenance of the observatory’s scientific mission, a pursuit that demands the preservation of the mountain’s pristine, dark-sky environment. Visitors often traverse the Upper Doane Valley Trail, moving through meadows that glow with a muted, amber light as the sun retreats behind the jagged silhouette of Palomar Mountain. The rhythms of life here are dictated by the changing seasons and the slow, deliberate turn of the stars, fostering a community that values the enduring stillness of a landscape that remains largely untouched by the frenetic pace of the modern world below.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cleveland National Forest (National Forest) — 0.7 mi, 242° SW · 426k acres
Palomar Mountain State Park (State Park) — 0.9 mi, 280° W
Palomar County Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 118° SE
Plaisted Creek Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 250° W
Doane Pond (Attraction) — 1.8 mi, 313° NW
Scott's Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 1.8 mi, 299° NW
Campfire Center (Theatre) — 1.9 mi, 317° NW
60-inch Telescope (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 032° NE
Kica Mik Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.1 mi, 130° SE
18-inch Schmidt Telescope (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 023° NE
Samuel Oschin Telescope (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 024° NE
Agua Tibia Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 5.2 mi, 327° NW · 18k acres
Agua Tibia Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 5.9 mi, 322° NW
San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 040° NE
Camp Wright Historical Marker (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 047° NE
Oak Grove Stage Station Historical Marker (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 046° NE
Beauty Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 8.2 mi, 035° NE · 3,825 acres
U.S. Mormon Battalion Trail, Temecula Valley (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 355° N
Beauty Mountain Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 8.7 mi, 015° N · 16k acres
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 13.1 mi, 101° E · 1,886 acres
Sky Oaks Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 15.2 mi, 076° E
Hungry Wolf (Public Artwork) — 15.3 mi, 305° NW
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (State Park) — 15.3 mi, 078° E
San Bernardino National Forest (National Forest) — 15.4 mi, 012° N · 683k acres
Pechanga Showroom (Theatre) — 16.1 mi, 305° NW
Dick Disney Field (Stadium) — 16.6 mi, 215° SW
Center for the Performing Arts, Escondido (Arts Centre) — 17.7 mi, 225° SW
Sugarplum Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 18.5 mi, 327° NW
Guy R. Woodward Museum (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 177° S
River Village Cinema is D'Place (Cinema) — 19.9 mi, 265° W

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