Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument | |
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Location | Riverside County, California, United States |
Nearest city | Palm Springs, CA (San Jacinto Mountains), Palm Desert, CA (Santa Rosa Mountains) |
Coordinates | 33°48′N 116°42′W / 33.800°N 116.700°W |
Area | 280,071 acres (113,341 ha)[1] |
Established | October 24, 2000 |
Governing body | U.S. Forest Service U.S. Bureau of Land Management |
Website | Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument |
The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument is a National Monument in southern California. It includes portions of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto mountain ranges, the northernmost ones of the Peninsular Ranges system. The national monument covers portions of Riverside County, west of the Coachella Valley, approximately 100 miles (160 km) southeast of downtown Los Angeles.