Falls Canyon

Falls Canyon is a valley in , , and has an elevation of 1,729 feet. Falls Canyon is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Space Flight Operations Facility.

Research institute
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The is a federally funded research and development center in , United States. Founded in 1936 by California Institute of Technology researchers, the laboratory is now owned and sponsored by NASA and administered and managed by Caltech. is situated 2½ miles south of Falls Canyon.

Historic building
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The is a building containing a control room and related computing and communications equipment areas at the in . is situated 2½ miles south of Falls Canyon.

Historic building
The is a chamber for testing spacecraft in space-like conditions, including extreme cold, high radiation, and near-vacuum pressure. is situated 2 miles south of Falls Canyon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altacanyada and La Cañada Flintridge.

Hamlet
La Cañada Flintridge, commonly known as just La Cañada, is a city in the foothills of the in Los Angeles County, California, United States. is situated 2 miles southwest of Falls Canyon.

Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY 2.0.
is a city of about 20,000 people at the extreme northwest end of the in .

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 to the south and west, to the east, and to the north. is situated 3 miles west of Falls Canyon.

Falls Canyon

Latitude
34.23389° or 34° 14′ 2″ north
Longitude
-118.1798° or 118° 10′ 47″ west
Elevation
1,729 feet (527 metres)
Open location code
85636RMC+H3
Geo­Names ID
5347624
Wiki­data ID
Q49800749
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Satellite Map

Discover Falls Canyon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Falls Canyon” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Falls Canyon (walog sa Estados Unidos, California, Los Angeles County, lat 34,23, long -118,18)”
  • Cebuano: “Falls Canyon”

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