Whittier Narrows

The Whittier Narrows is a narrows or water gap in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States, between the Puente Hills to the east and the Montebello Hills, part of the Repetto Hills, to the west.

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Type: Gap with an elevation of 210 feet
Description: gap of water between Puente Hills and Montebello Hills flowing into Los Angeles Basin.
Neighbors: Pico Rivera and Rosemead

Places of Interest

Highlights include San Gabriel Valley and South El Monte High School.

San Gabriel Valley

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The San Gabriel Valley in Southern California is a region of Los Angeles County. Stretching from Pasadena to Pomona at the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains to the north, the valley encompasses numerous suburban communities to the northeast of Downtown Los Angeles.

South El Monte High School

School

South El Monte High School is a high school in South El Monte, California in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It is a part of the El Monte Union High School District.

Mershops Shops at Montebello

Shopping center

Mershops Shops at Montebello is a shopping mall mainly located within the city limits of Montebello, California. The mall features 758,504 sq ft of leasable retail space. Mershops Shops at Montebello is situated 2 miles west of Whittier Narrows.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South El Monte and El Monte.

South El Monte

Town

Photo: John Liu, CC BY 2.0.

South El Monte is a city in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 19,567, down from 20,116 at the 2010 census. South El Monte is situated 1½ miles north of Whittier Narrows.

El Monte

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El Monte is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city lies in the San Gabriel Valley, east of the city of Los Angeles. El Monte's slogan is "Welcome to Friendly El Monte" and is historically known as "The End of the Santa Fe Trail".

Hayes

Hamlet

Hayes or Hayes Station is a former settlement in Fresno County, California. It was located 18 miles southwest of Mendota, next to Silver Creek and slightly northeast of that waterway's junction with Panoche Creek. Hayes is situated 3½ miles northeast of Whittier Narrows.

Whittier Narrows

Categories: water gap and landform
Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

34.02918° or 34° 1′ 45″ north

Longitude

-118.04951° or 118° 2′ 58″ west

Elevation

210 feet (64 metres)

Open location code

85632XH2+M5

GeoNames ID

5409038

Wikidata ID

Q7996880

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