Big Tujunga Dam
Big Tujunga Dam is a 244-foot-high concrete arch dam in Los Angeles County, California, spanning Big Tujunga Canyon northeast of Sunland, in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles County, California
- Also known as: “Big Tujunga Number 1 Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Josephine Peak.
Josephine Peak
Peak
Josephine Peak is a 5,561-foot-elevation mountain summit located in the San Gabriel Mountains, in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Josephine Peak is situated 2 miles east of Big Tujunga Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Altacanyada and La Crescenta-Montrose.
Altacanyada
Hamlet
La Cañada Flintridge, commonly known as just La Cañada, is a city in the foothills of the Verdugo Mountains in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Altacanyada is situated 5 miles south of Big Tujunga Dam.
La Crescenta-Montrose
Suburb
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY 2.0.
La Crescenta-Montrose is an unincorporated area in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The community is bordered by Glendale to the south and west, La Cañada Flintridge to the east, and Angeles National Forest to the north. La Crescenta-Montrose is situated 5 miles southwest of Big Tujunga Dam.
Red Box
Locality
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Red Box is the name of the junction of the Angeles Crest Highway, the Mt. Wilson-Red Box Road, and the Rincon-Red Box Road. It is located at the 1,422-meter saddle between Mount Lawlor and San Gabriel Peak. Red Box is situated 5 miles southeast of Big Tujunga Dam.
Big Tujunga Dam
- Category: arch dam
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.29364° or 34° 17′ 37″ northLongitude
-118.18763° or 118° 11′ 16″ westElevation
2,113 feet (644 metres)Open location code
85637RV6+FWOpenStreetMap ID
way 592015138OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Big Tujunga Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Big Tujunga Dam”
- German: “Talsperre Big Tujunga”
- Uzbek: “Katta Tujunga to’g’oni”
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