Backbone Trail - Castro Motorway
Backbone Trail - Castro Motorway is a trailhead in Los Angeles, Southern California, California. Backbone Trail - Castro Motorway is situated nearby to the trailhead Mesa Peak Motorway, as well as near the nature reserve Kaslow Natural Preserve.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and Castro Peak.
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
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The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is a national recreation area in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, between the San Fernando and Conejo Valleys to the north, and Malibu to the south.
Castro Peak
Peak
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Castro Peak, at 2,826 feet, is the highest peak in the middle part of the Santa Monica Mountains and is in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Castro Peak is situated 1½ miles west of Backbone Trail - Castro Motorway.
Goat Buttes
Peak
The Goat Buttes are a group of sandstone outcroppings located along the Backbone Trail in Malibu, California. The area is locally famous for the 'Morrison Cave', a spot which was frequented by Jim Morrison in the 1960s.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cornell and Malibu Vista.
Cornell
Hamlet
Cornell is an unincorporated community in the Santa Monica Mountains, within western Los Angeles County, California. It is located 5 miles west of Agoura Hills and around 2.5 miles north of Malibu. Cornell is situated 2½ miles northwest of Backbone Trail - Castro Motorway.
Malibu Vista
Hamlet
Malibu Vista is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Malibu Vista is located in the Santa Monica Mountains 1.6 miles north of the Pacific Ocean at Malibu. Malibu Vista is situated 2½ miles south of Backbone Trail - Castro Motorway.
Seminole Hot Springs
Hamlet
Seminole Hot Springs is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Seminole Hot Springs is located in the Santa Monica Mountains near Cornell, 3.6 miles south-southeast of Agoura Hills at an elevation of 932 feet. Seminole Hot Springs is situated 2½ miles northwest of Backbone Trail - Castro Motorway.
Backbone Trail - Castro Motorway
- Type: Trailhead
- Category: sports location
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.08209° or 34° 4′ 56″ northLongitude
-118.75859° or 118° 45′ 31″ westOpen location code
856336JR+RHOpenStreetMap ID
node 11273536770OpenStreetMap feature
highway=trailhead
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mesa Peak Motorway and Kaslow Natural Preserve.
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