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 to the west.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Gap with an elevation of 210 feet
- Description: narrow 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, with over 120 national and local retail outlets such as Aéropostale, Hollister, Victoria's Secret and BJ's Restaurant & Brewery. 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
South El Monte is a city in the San Gabriel Valley, in 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".
Rosemead
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Rosemead is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The 2020 United States census reported a population of 51,185. Rosemead is part of a cluster of cities, along with Alhambra, Arcadia, Temple City, Monterey Park, San Marino, and San Gabriel, in the west San Gabriel Valley with a growing Asian-American population.
Whittier Narrows
- Category: landform
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Notable Places Nearby
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