Shelter Valley, California

Earthquake Valley is a desert valley east of Julian, California, which contains parts of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. It is the location of the Shelter Valley Ranchos subdivision, which is also known as the unincorporated community of Shelter Valley. The official USGS place name for the geologic feature in which Shelter Valley is situated is "Earthquake Valley", and the 1959 USGS Topographic map makes no reference to Shelter Valley. The name of the unincorporated community Shelter Valley is typically used both locally and by the media to refer generally to the geological feature of Earthquake Valley, and it is common for both names to be referenced in publications after the 1962 establishment of the subdivision. Author, poet, artist and primitivist Marshal South lived in and wrote about the general area (including Julian, Mason Valley, Vallicito Valley, and his home in Blair Valley), in a series of articles for Desert Magazine between 1941 and 1948. A number of notable trails pass through the valley, including the Pacific Crest Trail, the California Riding and Hiking Trail, and the Southern Emigrant Trail.

San Felipe Valley is an inland valley of the Peninsular Ranges, located in eastern San Diego County, California. Most of the valley is protected within the San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area.

The North Pinyon Mountains are a mountain range in San Diego County, California, USA.

Box Canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in San Diego County, is a California Historical Landmark No. 472 listed on September 11, 1950. Box Canyon is a desert canyon and mountain pass on the Historic Southern Emigrant Trail. The US troops under General Stephen Watts Kearny and with US scout Kit Carson found Box Canyon and its pass in October 1846. On January 19, 1847, Kearny was the leader of a wagon train with Colonel Philip St. George Cooke and the Mormon Battalion that used Box Canyon to head west. The group used hand tool to widen and clear Box Canyon so the covered wagons could pass. The road through Box Canyon became the first road into Southern Alta California. The Butterfield Overland Mail Route passed through Box Canyon, also called the Kearney Trail. Overland routed was called, Second Division's route, traveled from Fort Yuma to Warners Pass and followed the Sonora Road, an old Spanish and Mexican trail from Sonora, México to San Diego. The Butterfield Overland route ran form 1857 to 1861. Box Canyon A Historical marker is on Box Canyon road, also called the old road, and the Sonora, Colorado River road, now County Road S2, at Milepost 25.7, 8.6 Miles South of California State Route 78 in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. The closest city is Julian, California, address of marker is 12001 County Hwy S2., also called the Great Southern Overland Stage Route.

Rodriguez Canyon is a steep mountain canyon, in San Diego County, California. It has its head at 33°02′55″N 116°31′43″W at an elevation of 4,120 feet in the Cuyamaca Mountains. Is mouth is at 2,549 feet / 777 meters, at its confluence with Oriflamme Canyon, where they form the head of Vallecito Wash, at the northwestern end of Mason Valley.

Oriflamme Canyon is a steep mountain canyon, in San Diego County, California that descends from its head in the Laguna Mountains, at 32°56′41″N 116°29′45″W, in an arc northwestward then northeastward to join Rodriguez Canyon at the northwest end of Mason Valley, where Vallecito Wash has its source.

Rancho Valle de San Felipe was a 9,972-acre (40.36 km2) Mexican land grant in present-day San Diego County, California given in 1846 by Governor Pío Pico to Felipe Castillo. The grant was located in the San Felipe Valley in the Laguna Mountains east of present-day Julian.

The Grapevine Hills are a low mountain range within Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in the Colorado Desert, in eastern San Diego County, southern California.

Banner (formerly Banner City) is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, California. It lies at an elevation of 2743 feet (836 m). It is located on California State Route 78.

Kentwood-In-The-Pines is an unincorporated community, 0.8 miles (1.3 km) east-southeast of Julian in San Diego County, California.

Whispering Winds Catholic Conference Center is a camp in Southern California, United States, where Catholic followers can seek for refuge. Founded by Don Kojis and Dr. Jerry Tisi, the camp is located in the Cleveland National Forest and in the Cuyamaca Mountains and is approximately five miles south of Julian. It is served by Harrison Park Road, which can be accessed by State Route 79.

Julian is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,768, up from 1,502 at the time of the 2010 census. Julian is an official California Historical Landmark (No. 412). The Julian townsite and surrounding area is defined by the San Diego County Zoning Ordinance Section 5749 as the Julian Historic District. This designation requires that development adhere to certain guidelines that are administered by the Architectural Review Board of the Julian Historic District, which is appointed by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.The town is known for its apple pie and its annual Julian Apple Days Festival, which began in 1949.