Every year; the morning of Easter Sunday; thousands of intrepid souls trek to the summit of San Diego County�s Mt. Helix. Once there; they experience the nearly century-old tradition of a community-based sunrise service held at the historic Mt. Helix Nature Theater. Constructed for that purpose in 1925; and located in a unique; privately-owned �public� park; the landmark serves as just one of the reasons this conically shaped peak has become a regional; cultural; and natural icon. Named for a rare gastropod; the 1;375-foot-high pinnacle also serves as a geographic beacon for the mostly unincorporated surrounding communities of Mt. Helix; Grossmont; Calavo Gardens; Casa de Oro; Spring Valley; and the adjacent; historically related municipalities of El Cajon; Lemon Grove; and La Mesa. Today; these semirural communities are renowned for their idyllic; family-friendly neighborhoods; classic early-20th-century Revival�style and custom midcentury Modern architecture; and long-standing commercial and civic institutions.
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