The Jacumba Mountains are located in southern California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 near the U.S.

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 border with Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

. The mountains lie in a northwest-southeasterly direction east of the In-Ko-Pah Mountains

In-Ko-Pah Mountains

The In-Ko-Pah Mountains are one of the Peninsular Ranges located near the U.S. border with Mexico in southern California, west of the Jacumba Mountains. The range is approximately 12 miles long. Mt. Tule, at 4,647 feet, and Sombrero Peak, at 4,229 feet above sea level, are the tallest mountains in...

, and north of Interstate 8

Interstate 8

Interstate 8 is an Interstate Highway in the southwestern United States. It runs from the southern edge of Mission Bay at Sunset Cliffs Blvd, in San Diego, California, almost at the Pacific Ocean, to the junction with Interstate 10, just southeast of Casa Grande, Arizona...

. The range is approximately 10 miles (16.1 km) long, and the mountains are located about four miles (6 km) northeast of the town of Jacumba

Jacumba, California

Jacumba is a census-designated place in the Mountain Empire area of southeastern San Diego County, California. It was treated as a census-designated place for the first time in the 2010 census, when it had a population of 561. The ZIP code is 91934 and the town lies within area code 619...

. The mountains reach an elevation of 4089 feet (1,246.3 m) at Table Mountain, at the southwestern end of the chain.

The Sawtooth Mountains (California)

Sawtooth Mountains (California)

The Sawtooth Mountains are a mountain range in San Diego County, California.The Sawtooth Mountains are southeast of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in the Colorado Desert, and east of the Jacumba Mountains....

 are to the northeast, and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is a state park located within the Colorado Desert of Southern California. The park takes its name from 18th century, Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza and borrego, the Spanish word for bighorn sheep...

due north.