Popular Culture
The popular PC video game series Diablo was named after the mountain after one of the co-founders of Blizzard North David Brevik grew up in the area.
Mount Chiliad, the mountain featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, is based on Mount Diablo.
Mount Diablo is also used in the Rick Riordan book The Lost Hero as the home of the giant Enceladus.
Mount Diablo is referenced in the title and lyrics of the song "Mt. Diablo" by the pop-punk band The Story So Far.
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