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San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
The San Gabriel Mountains National Monument is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of the Transverse Ranges.
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San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Details
The San Gabriel Mountains National Monument is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of the Transverse Ranges. Located primarily in the Angeles National Forest, the monument is 346,177 acres and receives more than 4 million visitors per year. Visitors can enjoy hiking, biking, horseback riding, off-highway vehicle use, fishing, hang-gliding, hunting, and picnicking. The forest, including the monument, provides 70 percent of the open space to more than 15 million people living within 90 minutes of the area and provides a third of Los Angeles’ drinking water. Deep canyons, many with perennial streams, provide crucial habitat for rare and unique wildlife, including the California condor, spotted owl, bighorn sheep, and 1,000-year-old limber pines. Although the monument was established recently - on October 10, 2014, by President Barack Obama - the effort to protect the San Gabriel Mountains began more than a century earlier. In 1891 President Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president, used a congressional act to designate and delineate the first federal protection in the United States of forested lands, using the same mountain range name, as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. Two earlier California conservationists, Abbot Kinney and John Muir influenced President Benjamin Harrison.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
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5.0 mi away
Angeles National Forest
Tucked in to the San Gabriel and the Sierra Pelona mountains, the Angeles National Forest is located north of Greater Los Angeles.
5.5 mi away
West Fork Day Use Area
This swimming hole in the middle of the West Fork and North Fork San Gabriel Rivers is breathtakingly beautiful.
7.7 mi away
Bridge to Nowhere / East Fork San Gabriel River
At the end of this strenuous 10-mile hike, you will see a unique landmark a 130-foot long concrete bridge sandwiched between the canyon cliffs.
8.5 mi away
Bridge to Nowhere
This is a fun all-day hike to an unusual 130-foot concrete bridge built over the San Gabriel River.
11.3 mi away
Sturtevant Falls
Located near the foothills of the Angeles National Forest in the Big Santa Anita Canyon, this stunning waterfall is a popular day trip for hikers.
