Guatay, California

Guatay
Unincorporated community
Guatay is located in San Diego County, California
Guatay
Guatay
Location within San Diego County
Guatay is located in California
Guatay
Guatay
Location within California
Guatay is located in the United States
Guatay
Guatay
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 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).

Transportation

San Diego MTS route 888 provides service on Mondays and Fridays between El Cajon, Guatay, and Jacumba Hot Springs.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Guatay, California". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Kumeyaay - Mount Guatay or Na-wa Ti'e
  3. ^ California Place Names of Indian Origin (Kroeber, 1916)
  4. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  5. ^ https://www.sdmts.com/sites/default/files/routes/pdf/888.pdf


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