San Francisquito Canyon
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San Francisquito Canyon is a canyon created through erosion of the Sierra Pelona Mountains by the San Francisquito Creek, in Los Angeles County, Southern California.
San Francisquito Canyon is home to low-lying shrubs, dry grasses, and towering yucca that bloom during the spring.
Miners operating a hydraulic sluice at San Francisquito Canyon (c. 1890–1900).
Water held in a reservoir behind the St. Francis Dam in early 1927.
Looking upstream toward Green Valley from the St. Francis Dam ruins.
Sierra Pelona Ridge
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The Sierra Pelona, also known as the Sierra Pelona Ridge or the Sierra Pelona Mountains, is a mountain ridge in the Transverse Ranges in Southern California. Located in northwest Los Angeles County, the ridge is bordered on the north by the San Andreas fault and lies within and is surrounded by the Angeles National Forest.
View from Santa Clarita
Aerial view of the Sierra Pelona Mountains and San Andreas Fault
Burnt Peak is the tallest mountain in the Sierra Pelona Mountains.