Located in the 1574-acre Mt Gower Open Space Preserve 6 miles southeast of Ramona CA, Mt Gower rises in the north high above the San Diego Country Estates. Mt Gower is the highest point in the preserve, climbing to 3,103 feet above sea level. With numerous routes and a variety of climbs to the summit, Mt Gower has outstanding views of nearly all of San Diego County's highpoints.
A primitive campground is available at the Preserve, only for groups of ten or more, by reservation.
Mt Gower itself, actually resides in the Cleveland National Forest, so one would need to check with the CNF rangers on any summit camping permit info.
There is also a small, abandoned gold mine located just off the trail near the point where one needs to begin their cross-country travel to the summit. If one looks west at this point, opposite the summit, one can see a small yellowish dirt pile and the mine is just above.