![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Mecca_Hills_Wilderness_%25289469352143%2529.jpg/640px-Mecca_Hills_Wilderness_%25289469352143%2529.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Mecca Hills
Mountain range in California, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mecca Hills are a low mountain range located in Riverside County, southern California, in the United States.
Quick Facts Highest point, Elevation ...
Mecca Hills | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,239 ft (378 m) |
Geography | |
location of Mecca Hills in California[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
Region | Colorado Desert |
District | Riverside County |
Range coordinates | 33°37′43″N 116°01′00″W |
Topo map | USGS Thermal Canyon |
Close
The Mecca Hills are in the Colorado Desert section of the Sonoran Desert, adjacent to the Lower Colorado River Valley region. The range lies in an east-west direction, east of the Coachella Valley, west of the Chuckwalla Mountains, and south of Interstate 10. The Mecca Hills are north of the Salton Sea and south of Joshua Tree National Park, with the Orocopia Mountains to the southeast.[1]