The Pomona Valley is located in the Greater Los Angeles Area between the San Gabriel Valley and San Bernardino Valley in Southern California. The valley is approximately 30 miles (48 km) east of downtown Los Angeles.
1910 postcard image of Pomona, California with Mount San Antonio (Mt. Baldy) in distance.
Pomona Valley from Diamond Ranch High School
The San Bernardino Valley is a valley in Southern California located at the south base of the Transverse Ranges. It is bordered on the north by the eastern San Gabriel Mountains and the San Bernardino Mountains; on the east by the San Jacinto Mountains; on the south by the Temescal Mountains and Santa Ana Mountains; and on the west by the Pomona Valley. Elevation varies from 590 feet (180 m) on valley floors near Chino to 1,380 feet (420 m) near San Bernardino and Redlands. The valley floor is home to over 80% of the more than 4 million people in the Inland Empire region.
An elevated view of San Bernardino Valley, looking southwest toward the Santa Ana Mountains and South Coast beyond
Panorama of the San Bernardino Valley in 1909.
Occasional January snowfall in the eastern San Bernardino Valley, Shandin Hills are visible in the background.
Junction of the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains. The I-210 (Foothill Freeway) runs parallel, I-215 intersects leading to the Cajon Pass.