San Gabriel Mountains facts for kids

Quick facts for kids San Gabriel Mountains
Summits in the eastern San Gabriel Mountains, Angeles National Forest, San Bernardino County, California. The main peaks are: Telegraph Peak, 8,985' (left), Cucamonga Peak, 8,859' (center), and Ontario Peak, 8693' (center right), as seen from Baldy Bowl on Mount Baldy.
Highest point
Peak	Mount San Antonio
Elevation	10,064 ft (3,068 m)
Dimensions
Length	68.4 mi (110.1 km)
Width	22.5 mi (36.2 km)
Area	970 sq mi (2,500 km2)
Geography
Country	United States
State	California
Counties	Los Angeles and San Bernardino
Range coordinates	34°17′20″N 117°38′48″W / 34.28889°N 117.64672°W / 34.28889; -117.64672

The San Gabriel Mountains are a mountain range in southern California, in the United States. They are in both Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County. Mount San Antonio is the highest point in the mountains range, standing 10,064 feet (3,067 m) tall. The mountains separate the basin of Los Angeles in the south from the Mojave Desert in the north. The San Gabriel River and Los Angeles River are the major rivers that receive water from the mountains. California State Route 2 is the major highway that runs through the San Gabriel Mountains.

Images for kids

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  East Fork San Gabriel River canyon, looking west.

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  Mount Harwood, from Devils Backbone

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  Telegraph Peak as seen from the ridge of Devils Backbone on Mount San Antonio.

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  San Gabriel Mountains east of downtown Los Angeles

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  San Gabriel Wilderness

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  The Bridge to Nowhere

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  Vetter Lookout

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  Highway 2 through the San Gabriel Mountains

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  Big Dalton Dam near full capacity

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  Monrovia and the San Gabriel Mountains

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  San Gabriel Dam

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  San Gabriel Mountains from Cajon Pass

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  Mount Islip

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  Snowpack

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  Wildfire

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  Mount Wilson Observatory

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  Angeles National Forest