De Luz Heights (''De Luz'',

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for "Of Light") is an

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that is in northwestern

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Geography

Looking down on Ross Lake from Cathy Lane in De Luz Heights

De Luz Heights Rd looking north toward Big Rock Ranch

De Luz Heights is on the

Santa Rosa Plateau The Santa Rosa Plateau is an upland plateau and southeastern extension of the Santa Ana Mountains in Riverside County, southern California. It is bounded by the rapidly urbanizing Inland Empire cities of Murrieta and Temecula to the northeast an ...

of the

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. It is between De Luz Road to the west and Sandia Creek Drive to the east. It is northwest of Fallbrook, southwest of

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, and immediately east of

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. De Luz Heights is an agricultural community with narrow country lanes lined by

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groves, commercial flower nurseries, citrus ranches, and vineyards.

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De Luz Community Services District
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Geography

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