Guatay, California
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in California, United States}}
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Guatay (Kumeyaay: Na-wa Ti'e, meaning "Big House")[https://www.kumeyaay.com/kumeyaay-mount-guatay-or-na-wa-ti-e-big-house.html Kumeyaay - Mount Guatay or Na-wa Ti'e]California Place Names of Indian Origin (Kroeber, 1916) is an unincorporated community in the Cuyamaca Mountains, in the Mountain Empire area of southeastern San Diego County, California.
Geography
The town's elevation is 3,999 feet (1,219 m).{{cite gnis|id=1656536|name=Guatay, California}} Although Guatay is unincorporated, it does not have a post office. The ZIP Code is 91931.[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=91931 Zip Code Lookup]
It was the location of a 19th-century stagecoach station on the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line.
Nearby Guatay Mountain, a peak of the Cuyamaca Mountains, is home to a grove of the rare endemic Tecate Cypress (Cupressus forbesii).
Transportation
San Diego MTS route 888 provides service on Mondays and Fridays between El Cajon, Guatay, and Jacumba Hot Springs.https://www.sdmts.com/sites/default/files/routes/pdf/888.pdf
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