Mount Laguna

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Mount Laguna

Total population

93

Median home value

$0

19.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$55,066

Mount Laguna$55k

National$74k

Air quality index

54Moderate

Elevation5738 m

Land area4.4 km²

Coordinates32.87°, -116.42°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Mount Laguna is a small census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California. It is approximately 6,000 feet (1,800 m) above sea level in a forest of Jeffrey pine, east of San Diego in the Laguna Mountains on the eastern edge of the Cleveland National Forest. The hamlet sits at the high point of a scenic drive on Sunrise Highway from Interstate 8 to Highway 79. The Mount Laguna Air Force Station was located on Mount Laguna.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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  5.4 mi away
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  26.1 mi away
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  30.3 mi away · pop. 16,765
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  36.4 mi away · pop. 12,652
• Harmony Grove
  44.3 mi away · pop. 2,585
• Rancho Santa Fe
  46.1 mi away

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Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire RIDGE, Los Angeles, California
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  Wildfires · 2026-08-05 · 200 mi
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  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 226 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

California Sister

Adelpha californica

Seen 2026-10-01

Evening Grosbeak

Hesperiphona vespertina

Seen 2026-10-01

Clark's Nutcracker

Nucifraga columbiana

Seen 2026-10-01

Cassin's Finch

Haemorhous cassinii

Seen 2026-10-01

Pale Swallowtail

Papilio eurymedon

Seen 2026-09-30

Black Phoebe

Sayornis nigricans

Seen 2026-09-30

velvety goldenrod

Solidago velutina

Seen 2026-09-30

Cheatgrass

Bromus tectorum

Seen 2026-09-29

Red Brome

Bromus rubens

Seen 2026-09-29

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).