Palomar Mountain is located in the northern part of San Diego County. The mountain is about 5500 feet high and is the home of Palomar Mountain State Park and the Palomar Observatory. Palomar Mountain State Park has several camp grounds, hiking trails and Doane Pond for fishing. The observatory is home to the Hale Telescope and is open to the public. The Hale Telescope is a 200 inch telescope and was the worlds largest from 1949 to 1992. The drive up Palomar Mountain is on a very winding road with some spectacular views along the way. This road is popular with motorcycle riders for obvious reasons. There is a store and restaurant at the top of the hill. For more information see
www.astro.caltech.edu/palomar and
www.palomarsummit.com Enjoy!
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