Cedar Canyon
Cedar Canyon is a valley in Los Angeles, Southern California, California and has an elevation of 3,691 feet. Cedar Canyon is situated nearby to the locality Red Box, as well as near the hamlet Mount Wilson.Places of Interest
Highlights include San Gabriel Peak and Mount Disappointment.
San Gabriel Peak
Peak
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San Gabriel Peak is a summit in the San Gabriel Mountains in the U.S. state of California. It was named by the United States Geological Survey in 1894 and is located in the Angeles National Forest.
Mount Disappointment
Peak
Photo: Justin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mount Disappointment is a mountain in the San Gabriel Mountains in Los Angeles County, California with a summit elevation of 5,963+ feet. It was named "Disappointment" in 1894 when USGS surveyors in the Wheeler Survey sighted it from the Santa Susana Mountains, believing it to be the highest point in the immediate area, decided to use it as their next triangulation point.
Mount Lowe
Peak
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Mount Lowe is a mountain on the southern fold of the San Gabriel Mountains. Originally named Oak Mountain, it was renamed for Professor Thaddeus S.C. Lowe, who is credited for being the first person to set foot on and plant the American flag at its peak, and who built the Mount Lowe Railway to its foot in 1896. Mount Lowe is situated 2 miles southwest of Cedar Canyon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Red Box and Altadena.
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.
Altadena
Town
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Altadena is an unincorporated area, and census-designated place in the San Gabriel Valley and the Verdugos regions of Los Angeles County, California. Directly north of Pasadena, it is located approximately 14 miles from Downtown Los Angeles. Altadena is situated 5 miles southwest of Cedar Canyon.
Kinneloa Mesa
Hamlet
Kinneloa Mesa is an unincorporated community located in Los Angeles County, California, United States, with a population of 1,070 as of 2000. Unlike Altadena, a larger unincorporated area nearby, Kinneloa Mesa is not an official census-designated place. Kinneloa Mesa is situated 5 miles south of Cedar Canyon.
Cedar Canyon
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 3,691 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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In Other Languages
“Cedar Canyon” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cedar Canyon (walog sa Estados Unidos, California, Los Angeles County, lat 34,25, long -118,08)”
- Cebuano: “Cedar Canyon”
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