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San Gabriel Mountains

American  

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. a mountain range in S California, N of Los Angeles. Highest peak, San Antonio Peak, 10,080 feet (3,072 meters).


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Angeles Crest Highway is a 66-mile scenic route that hikers use to reach some of the most beautiful places in the San Gabriel Mountains.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Only about 65 other homes have been completed in Altadena since the fire scorched the San Gabriel Mountains 16 months ago, county data show.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

In one corner, you can spot the Hogwarts Castle at Universal Studios, and the San Gabriel Mountains surround its lookout.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

Above are the San Gabriel Mountains, painted a deep brown, California poppies and Mariposa Street and Lake Avenue street signs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026

Milton Stanley Livingston was a burly farm boy who had been raised in the foothills of California’s San Gabriel Mountains, where his father owned an orange grove.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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