Welcome to Saddle Junction ...

Saddle Junction is located in Riverside County<1>.

The location of Saddle Junction has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Saddle Junction: Saddle Jct. (or less commonly used: Saddle Jctn.)

Saddle Junction is 8,100 feet [2,469 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Saddle Junction is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Saddle Junction lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Saddle Junction ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saddle Junction.

• Hemet
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemet
  • Hemet is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemet <4>
• Cathedral City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathedral City
  • Cathedral City is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cathedral City <4>
• Palm Desert
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Desert
  • Palm Desert is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palm Desert <4>
• San Jacinto
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
  • San Jacinto is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jacinto <4>
• Palm Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Springs
  • Palm Springs is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palm Springs <4>
• Banning
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
  • Banning is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banning <4>
• Desert Hot Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Hot Springs
  • Desert Hot Springs is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desert Hot Springs <4>
• Rancho Mirage
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Mirage
  • Rancho Mirage is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rancho Mirage <4>
• Indian Wells
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Wells
  • Indian Wells is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Wells <4>
• Mountain Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Center
  • Mountain Center is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Center <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Saddle Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saddle Junction.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saddle Junction. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saddle Junction.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saddle Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Saddle Junction.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saddle Junction ...

Looking for more information about Saddle Junction? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Saddle Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Saddle Junction.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saddle Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Riverside County: www.co.riverside.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/