Sand Canyon, Los Angeles County, California

Sand Canyon is a valley in northwestern Los Angeles County, California.[1]

Not to be confused with Sand Canyon, Kern County, California.
Sand Canyon, California
Valley
Sand Canyon, California
Location in California
Sand Canyon, California
Sand Canyon, California (the United States)
Coordinates: 34.4186072°N 118.4231377°W / 34.4186072; -118.4231377
Country United States
State California
County Los Angeles
Elevation471 m (1,545 ft)

Geography

The canyon is in the northwestern San Gabriel Mountains foothills, in the upper Santa Clara River watershed, and east of the Santa Clarita Valley and city of Santa Clarita.

In 2016, the canyon was the site of a major wildfire known as the Sand Fire.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sand Canyon, Los Angeles County, California
  2. Hassan, Carma. "Hundreds flee Santa Clarita wildfire". CNN. Retrieved 25 July 2016.



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