Clamshell Canyon

Clamshell Canyon is a valley in Los Angeles, Southern California, California and has an elevation of 856 feet. Clamshell Canyon is situated nearby to the locality Cloverleaf Canyon, as well as near the area Sawpit Grounds.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Arcadia station and Sierra Madre Pioneer Cemetery.

Arcadia station

Railway station

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Arcadia station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located at the intersection of 1st Avenue and Santa Clara Street in Arcadia, California, after which the station is named. Arcadia station is situated 2½ miles south of Clamshell Canyon.

Sierra Madre Pioneer Cemetery

Cemetery

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Sierra Madre Pioneer Cemetery, is a cemetery and a historic landmark in Sierra Madre, California. Sierra Madre Pioneer Cemetery is situated 1½ miles southwest of Clamshell Canyon.

Aztec Hotel

Hotel

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The Aztec Hotel is a historical landmark building in Monrovia, in the San Gabriel Valley, California. The hotel is an example of Mayan Revival architecture still in existence. Aztec Hotel is situated 2 miles southeast of Clamshell Canyon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monrovia and Sierra Madre.

Monrovia

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Monrovia is a city in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Monrovia is the fourth-oldest general-law city in Los Angeles County and the L.A. Basin.

Sierra Madre

Town

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Sierra Madre is a city in Los Angeles County, California, with a population of 11,268 at the time of the 2020 U.S. Census. The city is in the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley below the southern edge of the Angeles National Forest. Pasadena and Altadena are to its west, with Arcadia to its south and east. Sierra Madre is situated 2 miles southwest of Clamshell Canyon.

Arcadia

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Arcadia is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, located about 13 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley and at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains.

Clamshell Canyon

Type: Valley with an elevation of 856 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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Latitude

34.17528° or 34° 10′ 31″ north

Longitude

-118.01868° or 118° 1′ 7″ west

Elevation

856 feet (261 metres)

Open location code

85635XGJ+4G

GeoNames ID

5337680

Wikidata ID

Q49788055

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Clamshell Canyon” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Clamshell Canyon”

Localities in the Area

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