Southland Properties Real Estate Services DRE# 01360308 / 01030161
211 N Glendora Ave Glendora, CA 91741
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San Gabriel Mountains
Inland from the Pacific Ocean, the city of Los Angeles is bordered on most sides by rugged mountains which provide the only barrier to the continued expansion of its sprawling suburbs. The northern aspect is dominated by the San Gabriel range; this has several peaks over 9,000 feet, the highest being Mount San Antonio (aka Mount Baldy) at 10,064 feet and Pine Mountain at 9,648 feet. The hills are not nearly as spectacular as the Sierra Nevada mountains 150 miles north but they and the surrounding Angeles National Forest do encompass nearly 700,000 acres of quite scenic wilderness and have the advantage of being only a half hour's drive from Pasadena and Glendale, at the northern edge of the Los Angeles metropolis. The foothills (starting at just 1,300 feet) are grassy and rather barren, but the land becomes rockier and forested with oak, pine and cedar at higher elevations, hence more interesting for hiking. The mountains also harbor streams and reservoirs good for fishing, small lakes, waterfalls, old mines and steep narrow gorges suitable for canyoneering.
