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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Guatay, California

Guatay (Kumeyaay: Na-wa Ti'e, meaning "Big House") 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). Although Guatay is unincorporated, it does not have a post office. The ZIP Code is 91931.

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).

References

  1. ^ "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