In general, a saddleback is the shape of a saddle. In mathematics, the term is often used incorrectly to mean a saddle point. Saddleback is also an alternative name for:
- Saddleback College Mission Viejo, California
- Saddleback Memorial Hospital Laguna Hills, California
- Saddleback Lanes Mission Viejo, California
- Saddleback Church pastored by Rick Warren in Lake Forest, California
- Blencathra, a mountain in the English Lake District.
- The Saddleback or Tieke, a bird found in New Zealand.
- A traditional gable roof (not a saddle shape at all), particularly when such a roof sits atop a tower.[1]
See also
- Saddleback (Maine), a ski area on Saddleback Mountain in Rangeley, Maine
- Saddleback Mountain, an unofficial mountain name consisting of the two highest peaks of the Santa Ana Mountains, California: Santiago Peak (5,687 feet) Trabuco Peak (4,684 feet). The valley below is called Saddleback Valley. Prior to the marketing and branding efforts of Saddleback Church, drawing attention to the area, only locals used the name.
References
- ^ A Dictionary of Architecture, Fleming, Honour, & Pevsner
