| Mount San Jacinto State Park | |
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 Rock formation and trees seen from Round Valley trail in winter | |
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| Location | Riverside County, California, United States |
| Nearest city | Idyllwild, California |
| Coordinates | 33°48′N116°40′W / 33.800°N 116.667°W /33.800; -116.667 |
| Area | 14,000 acres (5,700 ha) |
| Established | 1933 |
| Governing body | California Department of Parks and Recreation |
Mount San Jacinto State Park is in theSan Jacinto Mountains, of thePeninsular Ranges system, inRiverside County, California, United States. A majority of the park is within theSanta Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument.[2] The park is near theGreater Los Angeles andSan Diego metropolitan areas.
The Mount San Jacinto State Park encompasses the weathered granite summit ofMount San Jacinto, which at 10,834 feet (3,302 m) above sea level[3] makes this the second highest peak andmountain range inSouthern California. It is accessible by thePalm Springs Aerial Tramway and lies on thePacific Crest Trail.
Newton B. Drury Peak[4] within Mount San Jacinto State Park is named after the fourth director of the U.S.National Park Service, who was also a long-term leader of theSave the Redwoods League.[citation needed]
The state park was one of 48state parks proposed for closure in January 2008 by then GovernorArnold Schwarzenegger as part of a state deficit reduction program.[5] During the2008–10 California budget crisis the legislature considered the state park systems funding, operations, and closures. By 2011 the legislature and GovernorJerry Brown enacted Assembly Bill 95 in March, which closed the park temporarily over certain days.[6]
