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The San Gabriel Mountains National Monument is a United States National Monument managed by the U.S. Forest Service, which encompasses parts of the Angeles National Forest and the San Bernardino National Forest in California. On October 10, 2014, President Barack Obama used his authority under the Antiquities Act to create the new monument ...
The observatory may be visited by the public. On October 10, 2014, Barack Obama designated the area the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. [2] The Trust for Public Land has protected more than 3,800 acres (1,500 ha) of land in the San Gabriel Mountains, its foothills, and the Angeles National Forest. [3]
The Angeles National Forest (ANF) of the U.S. Forest Service is located in the San Gabriel Mountains and Sierra Pelona Mountains, primarily within Los Angeles County in southern California. The ANF manages a majority of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. The national forest was established in 1908, incorporating the first San ...
The move adds nearly 106,000 acres to the 346,000-acre San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, which sits within an hour’s drive of 18 million people, extending its boundaries to the edge of ...
Deleted. Freeways. The Angeles Crest Highway is a two-lane (one lane of travel in each direction) highway over the San Gabriel Mountains, in Los Angeles County, California. Its route is to/through the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and the Angeles National Forest. With the exception of a 1,000 feet (300 m)-long section in La Cañada ...
Condor Peak is set within San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, approximately 20 miles (32 km) north of downtown Los Angeles. The May 2, 2024, expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument by President Biden brought Condor Peak within the boundary of the monument. [5] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over ...
Description. Pine Mountain is set approximately 40 miles (64 km) northeast of downtown Los Angeles within San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and the Sheep Mountain Wilderness. It ranks as the second-highest peak in the San Gabriel Mountains, [1] second-highest in the wilderness and monument, and the 10th-highest in the county. [3]
The San Gabriel Wilderness is a wilderness area created in 1968 of more than 36,118 acres (150 km 2) within the Angeles National Forest and San Gabriel Mountains National Monument . The area lies on the southern slopes of the San Gabriel Mountains, between the Angeles Crest and the West Fork of the San Gabriel River. [1]