West Fork Camp Picnic Area

West Fork Camp Picnic Area is a camp in Los Angeles, Southern California, California and has an elevation of 3,081 feet. West Fork Camp Picnic Area is situated nearby to the peak Mount Wilson, as well as near the locality Red Box.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Wilson Observatory and Mount Wilson.

Mount Wilson Observatory

Observatory

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The Mount Wilson Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The MWO is located on Mount Wilson, a 5,710-foot peak in the San Gabriel Mountains near Pasadena, northeast of Los Angeles. Mount Wilson Observatory is situated 1½ miles south of West Fork Camp Picnic Area.

Mount Wilson

Peak

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Mount Wilson is at the peak of the San Gabriel Mountains, located within the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles County, California. Mount Wilson is situated 1½ miles southwest of West Fork Camp Picnic Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Red Box and Kinneloa Mesa.

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 3½ miles west of West Fork Camp Picnic Area.

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 southwest of West Fork Camp Picnic Area.

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 6 miles south of West Fork Camp Picnic Area.

West Fork Camp Picnic Area

Type: Camp
Also known as: “West Fork Campground”
Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

34.24528° or 34° 14′ 43″ north

Longitude

-118.04868° or 118° 2′ 55″ west

Elevation

3,081 feet (939 metres)

Open location code

85636XW2+4G

GeoNames ID

5407984

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