In-Ko-Pah Gorge

In-Ko-Pah Gorge is a deep narrow canyon or gorge, in San Diego County and Imperial County, California. Its head is at 32°40′17″N 116°06′05″W at an elevation of 2,240 feet.[1] Myer Creek, flows down the In-Ko-Pah Gorge from its source in the Jacumba Mountains at the head of the canyon to its mouth, at an elevation of 846 feet (258 m), then eastward to its mouth where it settles into the sands of the Yuha Desert, east of Ocotillo.[2][1] Boulder Creek enters the canyon at its confluence with Myer Creek, a little over a mile below the source of Myer Creek, at an elevation of 1,775 feet (541 m).[3]

In-Ko-Pah Gorge carries the eastbound lanes of Interstate 8 through the In-Ko-Pah Mountains, while the westbound lanes use a different alignment through Devils Canyon.[4]

History

In-Ko-Pah Gorge was originally known as Myer Canyon.[5][1]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: In-Ko-Pah Gorge
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Myer Creek
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boulder Creek
4. "Interstate 8 East". Retrieved 4 January 2018.
5. Pourade, Richard F. The History of San Diego: Gold In the Sun. San Diego: Union-Tribune Publishing Company, 1965. p136