Mount Soledad

Mount Soledad is a prominent landmark in the city of San Diego, California. The 822-foot-tall hill lies between Interstate 5 to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is mostly within the community of La Jolla where the northern and eastern slopes form a sharp escarpment along the Rose Canyon Fault. The community of Pacific Beach is on the gentler southern slope. There are several radio and television transmitters located on the summit including television channels 8 and 10, the CBS and ABC affiliates respectively. Commercial aircraft approaching San Diego from the direction of Los Angeles often use Mt. Soledad as their point to start the downwind leg of their approach to San Diego International Airport.

Just east of the summit of Mt. Soledad is a Korean War Memorial with a 43-foor-tall cross as its centerpiece. The city of San Diego has been involved in lawsuits for more than a decade as some groups want the cross removed from public land.