Crestwood Summit is a highway pass through the Cuyamaca Mountains of southeastern San Diego County, California, traversed by Interstate 8. Its elevation is 4,190 feet (1,280 m) westbound, and 4,181 feet (1,274 m) eastbound. It is the highest point on Interstate 8.
| Crestwood Summit | |
|---|---|
  Location in California  Crestwood Summit (California) | |
| Elevation | East bound 4,181 feet (1,274 m) West bound at 4,190 feet (1,280 m) |
| Location | San Diego County, California |
| Range | Cuyamaca Mountains |
| Coordinates | 32°42′28″N 116°22′22″W / 32.70778°N 116.37278°W |
Of the four 4,000 feet (1,200 m) highway summits east of San Diego, the first highway summit has been unnamed until "Carpenter Summit" was proposed in late 2019, now pending the United States Geological Survey approval. The second is Laguna Summit. Then comes the Crestwood Summit followed by the Tecate Divide.[1]
The highway summit was named after Crestwood Road that runs north from Old Highway 80 and underneath I-8. It continues past the end of the county road into the Indian reservation. It is listed as BIA Rd. on Google Maps but clearly as Crestwood Road on Google Street View.View by clicking here
The reservation of the La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians occupies the summit, and the band maintained the La Posta casino at the summit until its closure in 2012. It was at 777 Crestwood Road, Boulevard, CA 91905.[2]
That casino has been replaced by the "Golden Acorn Casino" supervised by the Campo Band of Diegueño Mission Indians, also known as the Campo Kumeyaay Nation, a federally recognized tribe of Kumeyaay people on the Campo Indian Reservation.[3] The Self Determination Act of 1975, and by 1978, "the Campo people designated the area near the Crestwood freeway off-ramp as an area for economic development." Muht Hei, Inc. is the tribe's corporation.[4]
References edit
- ^ Summit information by district, county, route, and postmile, California Department of Transportation, archived from the original on 2017-03-01, retrieved 2017-06-02
- ^ Pearlman, Karen (October 24, 2012), "La Posta casino closes down", San Diego Union-Tribune
- ^ http://www.campo-nsn.gov/modernera.html%7Ctitle=Campo[permanent dead link] Kumeyaay Nation History| Modern Era www.campo-nsn.gov|access-date=2017-03-24
- ^ "Muht Hei, Inc." Campo Kumeyaay Nation. Retrieved 12 Aug 2013.
See also edit
- Interstate 8 at California Highways
- Interstate 8 at the Interstate Guide
- Interstate 8 in California and Arizona at AA Roads