Breakneck Canyon
Breakneck Canyon is a valley in Los Angeles, Southern California, California and has an elevation of 2,044 feet. Breakneck Canyon is situated nearby to the locality Wildwood, as well as near the hamlet Briggs Terrace.Places of Interest
Highlights include Big Tujunga Dam and Hoyt Mountain.
Big Tujunga Dam
Dam
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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.
Hoyt Mountain
Peak
Hoyt Mountain is a 4,416 ft mountain located in the San Gabriel Mountains in the Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles County, California. Hoyt Mountain is situated 1½ miles southeast of Breakneck Canyon.
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 2½ miles east of Breakneck Canyon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Crescenta-Montrose and Altacanyada.
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 4½ miles southwest of Breakneck Canyon.
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 4½ miles south of Breakneck Canyon.
Red Box
Locality
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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 6 miles east of Breakneck Canyon.
Breakneck Canyon
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 2,044 feet
- Description: valley in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
- Category: landform
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Breakneck Canyon” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Breakneck Canyon (walog sa Estados Unidos, California, Los Angeles County)”
- Cebuano: “Breakneck Canyon”
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Localities in the Area
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