Altadena is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in the Verdugo Mountains region of Los Angeles County, California, approximately 14 miles (23 km) from downtown Los Angeles, and directly north of the city of Pasadena, California. The population was 42,777 at the 2010 census, up from 42,610 at the 2000 census.
Aerial view of Altadena and Eaton Canyon
Woodbury–Story House (1882), the home of Capt. John Woodbury, is extant and occupied.
Christmas Tree Lane
The Verdugo Mountains, also known as the Verdugo Hills or simply The Verdugos, are a small, rugged mountain range of the Transverse Ranges system in Los Angeles County, California. Located just south of the western San Gabriel Mountains, the Verdugo Mountains region incorporates the cities of Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena, and La Cañada Flintridge; the unincorporated communities of Altadena and La Crescenta-Montrose; as well as the City of Los Angeles neighborhood of Sunland-Tujunga.
Verdugo Mountains, south view
View of Verdugo Mountains from Normandie Ave, Los Angeles
An adult female mountain lion is "cheek-rubbing," leaving her scent on a log. Taken in the Verdugo Mountains with Glendale and downtown L.A. in the background. - National Park Service
Two gray foxes in the Verdugo Mountains with Los Angeles in the background. - National Park Service
