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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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When rolling up Vin Scully Avenue, a white smoke hung like a curtain behind the small hills on the other side of outfield walls, obscuring the normally scenic view of the San Gabriel Mountains.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 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 the areas surrounding the San Gabriel Mountains, bear sightings are especially frequent.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 14, 2026

Their house, a few blocks from the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains, survived.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 22, 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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