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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Example Sentences

If you weren’t here 30 or 40 years ago, you don’t remember a time when a gray-brown curtain descended over the San Gabriel Mountains and you couldn’t see them for months — literally months — at a time.

From Los Angeles Times

Towsley Canyon in Newhall, nestled in the Santa Susana Mountains just off the Golden State Freeway, and Placerita Canyon State Park, situated between the San Gabriel Mountains and Mojave Desert, are reliable spots to see California poppies and other common annuals.

From Los Angeles Times

In the areas surrounding the San Gabriel Mountains, bear sightings are especially frequent.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

This warm period comes a week after frosty temperatures and heavy precipitation across the state brought a dumping of snow to the San Gabriel Mountains, blanketed the Sierra in white and caused a deadly avalanche near Lake Tahoe.

From Los Angeles Times