Mount Rubidoux is a hill within the city of Riverside, California, United States, that has been designated a city park and landmark. The hill was once a popular Southern California tourist destination and is still the site of the oldest outdoor non-denominational Easter Sunrise service in the United States. Many historic markers and memorials have been placed on the hill, the most prominent being the cross at the summit dedicated to Father JunÃpero Serra.
The Santa Ana River flows at the base of the hill, marking the boundary between the city of Riverside and the Rubidoux neighborhood of the City of Jurupa Valley.
The hill was named for Louis Rubidoux, who established Rancho Rubidoux in 1847, after purchasing a portion of the Rancho Jurupa from Benjamin Davis Wilson, the second elected mayor of Los Angeles.
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