Santa Susana Mountains
The Santa Susana Mountains are a transverse range of mountains in Southern California, north of the city of Los Angeles, in the United States. The range runs east-west, separating the San Fernando and Simi valleys on its south from the Santa Clara River Valley to the north and the Santa Clarita Valley to the northeast.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Ridge with an elevation of 3,455 feet
- Description: mountain range in Southern California, United States
- Also known as: “Scorpion Hills”, “Sierra De La Santa Susana”, “Sierra De Santa Susana”, “Sierra Santa Susanna”, “Sierra Susanna”, and “Susannah Range”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oat Mountain and Sand Rock Peak.
Oat Mountain
Peak
Oat Mountain is a peak of the Santa Susana Mountains overlooking the San Fernando Valley to the south and southeast. Oat Mountain is the highest peak in the Santa Susana Mountains of California.
Sand Rock Peak
Peak
Sand Rock Peak is a mountain that overlooks Newhall and the rest of Santa Clarita Valley to the northeast. The summit is at an elevation of 2,511 feet. Sand Rock Peak is situated 2½ miles north of Santa Susana Mountains.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mentryville and Stevenson Ranch.
Mentryville
Hamlet
Photo: Los Angeles, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mentryville was an oil drilling town in the Santa Susana Mountains in Los Angeles County, California, USA. It was started by Charles Alexander Mentry in the 1870s around the newly discovered oil reserves in that area. Mentryville is situated 3 miles north of Santa Susana Mountains.
Stevenson Ranch
Suburb
Photo: Sparrowman980, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stevenson Ranch is an unincorporated community in the Santa Clarita Valley of Los Angeles County, California. Stevenson Ranch is set in the foothills of the Santa Susana Mountains and lies west of Interstate 5 and the city of Santa Clarita. Stevenson Ranch is situated 4 miles north of Santa Susana Mountains.
Porter Ranch
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Porter Ranch is a suburban neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles, in the northwest portion of the San Fernando Valley. Porter Ranch is situated 4 miles southeast of Santa Susana Mountains.
Santa Susana Mountains
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Santa Susana Mountains” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبال سانتا سوزانا”
- Catalan: “Muntanyes Santa Susana”
- Chinese: “圣塔苏珊娜山脉”
- Chinese: “聖塔蘇珊娜山脈”
- Dutch: “Santa Susana Mountains”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبال سانتا سوزانا”
- French: “Santa Susana Mountains”
- German: “Santa Susana Mountains”
- Japanese: “サンタスサンナ山脈”
- Japanese: “サンタズナータ山脈”
- Ladin: “Santa Susana Mountains”
- Polish: “Góry Santa Susana”
- Polish: “Santa Susana Mountains”
- Polish: “Santa Susana”
- Slovenian: “Santa Susana Mountains”
- Spanish: “Sierra de Santa Susana”
- Swedish: “Santa Susana Mountains”
- Swedish: “Santa Susana-bergen”
- Venetian: “Siera de Santa Susana”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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