Chalk Hills
| Chalk Hills | |
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 View from Chalk Hills northeast across San Fernando Valley to San Gabriel Mountains. |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 331 m (1,086 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Southern California |
| District | Woodland Hills |
| Range coordinates | 34°10′16″N 118°34′48″W / 34.1711°N 118.5801°WCoordinates: 34°10′16″N 118°34′48″W / 34.1711°N 118.5801°W |
| Biome | California chaparral and woodlands |
The Chalk Hills are a north—south running low 'mountain' range in the San Fernando Valley perpendicular to and adjoining the Santa Monica Mountains. They are located in the Woodland Hills District of the City of Los Angeles in Southern California.[1] They run between DeSoto and Winnetka Avenues, from south of Ventura Boulevard to near Victory Boulevard.
Environs
Los Angeles Pierce College is located on the northern portion of the Chalk Hills. Historically the free-flowing Los Angeles River ran around that portion. U.S. Route 101, the Ventura Freeway, cuts deeply through the southern part since the 1960s.
The range has a white chalky soil and bedrock, and was a 'white landform' Valley landmark before suburban development on it in the 1960s. A small remnant California oak woodland plant community remains in an undeveloped southeastern area of the Pierce campus.
Local ranges
- Santa Monica Mountains — adjacent on south
- Simi Hills — to west
- Santa Susana Mountains — to north, across valley
- San Gabriel Mountains — to northeast, across valley
- Verdugo Mountains — to east, across valley
References
- ^ a b "Chalk Hills". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
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