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About Rancho Santa Margarita

Rancho Santa Margarita is located at (33.572699, -117.624092). It borders the cities of San Juan Capistrano and Laguna Niguel in Orange County; Las Flores in San Diego County; and Coto de Caza, Ladera Ranch, Trabuco Canyon and Portola Hills in eastern Orange County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. The topography is almost entirely flat or gently rolling with a few shallow valleys draining into small ravines typical of coastal Southern California landscapes: no significant mountain ranges border Rancho Santa Margarita's boundaries but there are several low hills within its limits including one named "Mount Hebron" which rises above sea level near its center point on Moulton Parkway just north-east from Foothill Parkway intersection with El Camino Real/CA-73 freeway interchange as well as another hill called "Santa Rosa Hill" that rises about above sea level at . The highest elevation within city limits is approximately .