Santa Anita Canyon

Santa Anita Canyon is a canyon in the San Gabriel Mountains, within the City of Arcadia, CA in Los Angeles County, California.[1][2]

Not to be confused with Little Santa Anita Canyon.

Geography

Above Irwindale its main stem is known as Santa Anita Creek, which extends another 10 miles (16 km) northwards into the San Gabriel Mountains where the source headwaters of the river are found. The 'Big Santa Anita Canyon' with Santa Anita Creek is part of the watershed of the Rio Hondo, which flows from the mountains through the San Gabriel Valley and passes through the Whittier Narrows, a natural gap in the hills which form the southern boundary of the San Gabriel Valley.[3]

The Santa Anita Dam and Santa Anita reservoir-flood control basin lies near the mouth of the canyon. The community of Big Santa Anita Canyon is below.[4]

Recreation

Santa Anita Canyon Road, constructed in the 1930s, provides access from Arcadia to the Chantry Flat Recreation Area and the Pack Station, in the Angeles National Forest. Trails lead to Sturtevant Falls and other features.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. Santa Anita Canyon history . accessed 9/6/2010
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2010-11-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Santa Anita Canyon map . accessed 9/6/2010
  5. Santa Anita Canyon history . accessed 9/6/2010
  6. Adams Pack Station . accessed 9/6/2010
  7. http://www.bigsantaanitacanyon.com/chantryflats.htm Chantry Flat-Adams Pack Station . accessed 9/6/2010


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