Aerial Photography of Southern California
Return to Southern California Index Map
San Gabriel Mountains
and
Foothill Communities
To view unlabelled image click here, or go to http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov .
Introduction The tall, sometimes snow-capped mountains visible in many photographs of Los Angeles are the San Gabriel Mountains. These mountains provide a spectacular backdrop to the Los Angeles basin and the San Gabriel Valley. Geologically this range is very complex, with a variety of rock types and faults exposed in many road cuts and on steep slopes. The foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains are well-populated by people, but the interior of the range is relatively free of human habitation. Instead, it is mostly national forest, serving as a playground for the 14 million or so people that live at the base of these rugged and beautiful mountains. A number of reservoirs, catchment basins and debris dams are situated along the streams flowing from the San Gabriel Mountains. These are designed to store water for future use, or to prevent destructive floods or debris flows from harming the foothill communities.
For this web site, the San Gabriel Mountains have been divided into east (tallest mountains) and west (better access and more hiking trails). To view aerial photographs of the San Gabriel Mountains and foothill communities, you can scroll down this page and click on the thumbnail images to see medium-sized photographs. Large versions of each photograph provide excellent details, but they may take from a few seconds to minutes to open, depending on your computer and your Internet connection. Or, click on "east" or "west" on the astronaut photograph above to go more directly to the portion of the San Gabriel Mountains that you want to see.
Eastern San Gabriel Mountains and Foothill Communities
To see unlabelled small or large versions of the photograph above, click here (small) or here (large).
northeastern Mountains, Valleys, and Canyons
1 
upper Lone Pine Canyon and San Andreas Fault, with Pacific Plate (left) and
North American Plate (right) (Click here
to view large file.)
2 
Table Mountain and Lone Pine Canyon, and Mojave Desert in
distance (Click here
to view large file.)
3 
Mt Baden-Powell, Vincent Saddle, and Highway 2
(Click here
to view large file.)
4 
Pine Mountain, Dawson Peak, and Mt San Antonio; eastern San Gabriel
Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
5 
Swarthout Valley, Mountain High Ski Resort, Blue Ridge, and Pine
Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
6 
Mountain High Ski Resort, Swarthout Valley, Cajon Pass and San Bernardino
Mountains in distance (Click here
to view large file.)
7 
Blue Ridge and Mountain High Resort (Click here
to view large file.)
8 
Swarthout Valley and Highway 2 to Wrightwood, and Mountain High Ski
Resort (Click here
to view large file.)
9 
Blue Ridge, Highway 2, Vincent Gap, and Mt. Baden-Powell; Mojave Desert in
distance (Click here
to view large file.)
10 
Blue Ridge, Vincent Gap, and Devils Punchbowl in middle
distance (Click here
to view large file.)
11 
Vincent Gap, Highway 2, and San Jacinto Fault
(Click here
to view large file.)
12 
Mt. Baden-Powell, Vincent Gap and San Jacinto Fault, Blue Ridge, and San Andreas
Fault (Click here
to view large file.)
13 
close view from east of Mt. Baden-Powell (Click here
to view large file.)
14 
Mt. Baden-Powell and Vincent Gap (Click here
to view large file.)
15 
from right, Mt. Baden-Powell, Throop Peak, and Mt.
Hawkins (Click here
to view large file.)
Return to the top of this page.
Cucamonga Peak area, and Etiwanda, Rancho Cucamonga, and Mt San Antonio Heights
1 
San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains, and 210
Freeway (Click here
to view large file.)
2 
Cucamonga Peak and Etiwanda (Click here
to view large file.)
3 
Cucamonga Peak and Rancho Cucamonga (Click here
to view large file.)
4 
Rancho Cucamonga, 210 Freeway, and San Gabriel
Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
5 
Rancho Cucamonga to San Antonio Heights (Click here
to view large file.)
6 
Interchange of 210 Freeway and Interstate 15, and San Gabriel
Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
7 
Etiwanda, Rancho Cucamonga, Interstate 15, and San Gabriel
Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
8 
Cucamonga Fault, Etiwanda, Rancho Cucamonga, and San Gabriel
Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
9 
Etiwanda, Cucamonga Fault, and eastern San Gabriel
Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
10 
Fontana, Cucamonga Fault, and Interstate 15 (Click
here
to view large file.)
11 
San Gabriel Mountains, canyons, and alluvial fans
(Click here
to view large file.)
12 
Lytle Canyon and Wash, Interstate 15, and Rialto
(Click here
to view large file.)
13 
Interstate 15, Sierra Avenue, and Lytle Creek Wash
(Click here
to view large file.)
14 
Ontario and Cucamonga peaks, and Rancho Cucamonga
(Click here
to view large file.)
15 
Deer and Day canyons, Cucamonga Peak (Click here
to view large file.)
16 
Etiwanda Creek, Interstate 15, and Lytle Creek
Wash (Click here
to view large file.)
17 
Rancho Cucamonga and Ontario Peak (Click here
to view large file.)
18 
Cucamonga Ridge, Fontana, and interchange of Interstate 15 and 210
Freeway (Click here
to view large file.)
19 
San Antonio Heights and Ontario Peak (Click
here to view large file.)
20 
San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains, and Mojave
Desert (Click here
to view large file.)
21 
210 Freeway and Interstate 15 interchange, and San Gabriel
Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
22 
Rancho Cucamonga and Day Canyon, San Gabriel
Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
23 
San Gabriel Mountains and Rancho Cucamonga (Click here
to view large file.)
24 
Rancho Cucamonga, and Deer and Day Canyons, Cucamonga
Peak (Click here
to view large file.)
25 
Cucamonga Peak, Deer Canyon, and Rancho Cucamonga
(Click here
to view large file.)
26 
Rancho Cucamonga, 210 Freeway, and Cucamonga Peak
(Click here
to view large file.)
27 
Cucamonga Creek settling basins, Rancho Cucamonga
(Click here
to view large file.)
28 
Rancho Cucamonga, Cucamonga Creek, and settling
basins (Click here
to view large file.)
29 
Rancho Cucamonga, Cucamonga Creek, and Cucamonga
Peak (Click here
to view large file.)
30 
Rancho Cucamonga and San Gabriel Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
31 
Cucamonga Peak, Cucamonga Canyon, and Rancho
Cucamonga (Click here
to view large file.)
32 
Upland, 210 Freeway, Ontario and Cucamonga peaks
(Click here
to view large file.)
Return to the top of this page.
Mt San Antonio, Upland, and Claremont area aerial photographs
1 
Upland, Mt. San Antonio, and Cucamonga Peak (Click here
to view large file.)
2 
Euclid Avenue, Upland, and Mt. San Antonio (Click here
to view large file.)
3 
Claremont, Upland, Potato Mountain, and 210
Freeway (Click here
to view large file.)
4 
San Antonio Dam, San Antonio Heights, and San Gabriel
Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
5 
Upland, Red Hills Country Club, and Rancho
Cucamonga (Click here
to view large file.)
6 
Mt. San Antonio Canyon and Peak (Click here
to view large file.)
7 
Mt. San Antonio and Ontario Peak (Click here
to view large file.)
8 
Marshall Canyon Golf Course and San Gabriel
Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
9 
Mills Avenue, Claremont (Click here
to view large file.)
10 
Claremont, 210 Freeway, and Mt. San Antonio (Click here
to view large file.)
11 
Claremont, Upland, and San Gabriel Mountains
(Click here
to view large file.)
12 
Claremont, Upland, and Mt. San Antonio (Click here
to view large file.)
13 
Claremont, Thompson Creek, and 210 Freeway (Click here
to view large file.)
1Return to the top of this page.
La Verne, San Dimas, Glendora, and Azusa area, and San Gabriel River and reservoirs
1 
Live Oak Reservoir and Sierra La Verne Country Club, La
Verne (Click here
to view large file.)
2 
La Verne, Live Oak Reservoir, and Mt. San Antonio
(Click here
to view large file.)
3 
San Dimas Canyon and Dam (Click here
to view large file.)
4 
Glendora, South Hills Park, and 210 Freeway (Click
here
to view large file.)
5 
South Hills Park and 210 Freeway, Glendora (Click here
to view large file.)
6 
view west of South Hills, Glendora, 210 Freeway, and Mt. Wilson in
distance (Click here
to view large file.)
7 
Glendora, 210 Freeway, and Mt. San Antonio (Click here
to view large file.)
8 
Glendora, Morris and San Gabriel reservoirs, and Mt.
Baden-Powell (Click here
to view large file.)
9 
Morris and San Gabriel reservoirs, and Mt.
Baden-Powell (Click here
to view large file.)
10 
Morris and San Gabriel reservoirs (Click here
to view large file.)
11 
Morris Reservoir, San Gabriel Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
12 
Rattlesnake Peak, San Gabriel River reservoirs, and Azusa in San Gabriel
Valley (Click here
to view large file.)
13 
San Gabriel Reservoir and Pine Mountain (Click here
to view large file.)
14 
San Gabriel Mountains north of San Gabriel
Reservoir (Click here
to view large file.)
15 
view of San Gabriel River toward west and Cogswell Reservoir (barely
visible) (Click here
to view large file.)
16 
Morris Reservoir, San Gabriel Mountains, and Azusa
(Click here
to view large file.)
17 
Johnstone Peak, Big Dalton Canyon and Reservoir, and
Glendora (Click here
to view large file.)
18 
Big Dalton Reservoir above Glendora (Click here
to view large file.)
19 
Mt Wilson, Glendora, and Big Dalton Reservoir
(Click here
to view large file.)
20 
San Gabriel River and Reservoir, and Glendora Mountain
Road (Click here
to view large file.)
21 
San Gabriel River reservoirs and Azusa (Click here
to view large file.)
22 
Azusa, Glendora, San Gabriel River reservoirs, Mt. Baden-Powell and Mt. San
Antonio (Click here
to view large file.)
23
Morris Reservoir, San Gabriel Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
24 
Irwindale aggregate pit mine and San Gabriel River
(Click here
to view large file.)
25 
Irwindale, Duarte, Azusa, 219 Freeway, and San Gabriel
River (Click here
to view large file.)
26 
Pine Mountain ridge, Twin Peaks, and Crystal Lake Recreation
Area (Click here
to view large file.)
27 
San Gabriel River canyon and Mt. Baden-Powell
(Click here
to view large file.)
28 
Pine Mountain and Mt. San Antonio (Click here
to view large file.)
29 
San Gabriel River canyon and reservoirs, San Gabriel Mountains, and 210
Freeway (Click here
to view large file.)
30 
San Gabriel River, Azusa, and San Gabriel
Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
31 
Santa Fe Flood Control Basin, and interchange of 605 and 210
freeways (Click here
to view large file.)
32 
San Gabriel River and Mountains, Duarte, and Azusa
(Click here
to view large file.)
Return to the top of this page.
Western San Gabriel Mountains and Foothill Communities
Duarte, Azusa, and Monrovia area
1 
Duarte, Azusa, San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains, and 210
Freeway (Click here
to view large file.)
2 
San Gabriel River and San Gabriel Mountains (Click
here
to view large file.)
3
San Gabriel River and Mountains, Duarte, and Azusa
(Click here
to view large file.)
4 
Monrovia, Sierra Madre, and Mt Wilson (Click here
to view large file.)
5 
Duarte, San Gabriel River, and Mt Baden-Powell
(Click here
to view large file.)
6 
Santa Anita Park and Golf Course, and 210 Freeway,
Arcadia (Click here
to view large file.)
7 
Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, Monrovia, and San Gabriel
Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
8 
Arcadia to Pasadena, 210 Freeway, and San Gabriel
Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
9 
Monrovia, Duarte, and Mt Baden-Powell (Click here
to view large file.)
10 
Twin Peaks, Crystal Lake Recreation Area, and Mt
Baden-Powell (Click here
to view large file.)
11 
Sawpit Canyon Dam, Monrovia (Click here
to view large file.)
12 
Santa Anita Wash and Dam, and Sierra Madre and
Monrovia (Click here
to view large file.)
13 
Santa Anita Wash, Monrovia, and Monrovia Peak
(Click here
to view large file.)
14 
Monrovia, Sierra Madre, Santa Anita Wash, and 210
Freeway (Click here
to view large file.)
15 
Sierra Madre, Arcadia, and Santa Anita Wash (Click
here
to view large file.)
16 
Sierra Madre and Grand Avenue (Click here
to view large file.)
17 
Bailey Canyon Park and Dam, and Sierra Madre Fault
(Click here
to view large file.)
18 
Eaton Canyon Golf Course, Sierra Madre, and Sierra Madre
Fault (Click here
to view large file.)
Return to the top of this page.
Mt Wilson and Local Peaks, and Pasadena area
1 
San Gabriel Peak and Mt Wilson (Click here
to view large file.)
2 
San Gabriel and Strawberry peaks, and Iron Mountain
(Click here
to view large file.)
3 
Mt Wilson and Mt Pacifico (Click here
to view large file.)
4 
Mt Wilson and San Gabriel Peak (Click here to view
large file.)
5 
Mt Markham and Mt Pacifico (Click here
to view large file.)
6 
Mt Markham saddle and Mt Wilson (Click here
to view large file.)
7 
Pasadena, Altadena, Eaton Canyon, and Mt
Wilson (Click here
to view large file.)
8 
Pasadena. and Eaton Canyon Reservoir and Wash
(Click here
to view large file.)
9 
Pasadena Canyon Dam and Mt Wilson (Click here
to view large file.)
10 
Eaton Canyon Wash, Pasadena, and Mt Wilson (Click here
to view large file.)
12 
Eaton Canyon Wash, Pasadena, 210 Freeway, and Sierra Madre
Fault (Click here
to view large file.)
13 
Pasadena, 210 Freeway, and San Gabriel Mountains
(Click here
to view large file.)
14 
Pasadena, Verdugo Mountains, and San Fernando Valley in
distance (Click here
to view large file.)
15 
Pasadena to the Pacific Ocean (Click here
to view large file.)
1Return to the top of this page.
Altadena, La Canada Flintridge, and La Crescenta area
1 
Jet Propulsion Lab, La Canada, and Arroyo Seco
(Click here
to view large file.)
2 
La Canada, Highway 2, and San Gabriel Mountains
(Click here
to view large file.)
3 
Jet Propulsion Lab, Altadena, and Strawberry Peak
(Click here
to view large file.)
4 
Altadena, Pasadena, and San Gabriel Mountains
(Click here
to view large file.)
5 
La Canada, Altadena, and San Gabriel Mountains
(Click here
to view large file.)
6 
Altadena, and Strawberry Peak to Mt San Antonio
(Click here
to view large file.)
7 
La Crescenta and Mt Lukens (Click here
to view large file.)
8 
La Crescenta and Pickens Canyon channel (Click here
to view large file.)
9 
Jet Propulsion Lab, Devils Gate Reservoir, and
Pasadena (Click here
to view large file.)
10 
La Canada Flintridge Golf Course, and Jet Propulsion
Lab (Click here
to view large file.)
11 
La Canada Flintridge Golf Course close view (Click
here
to view large file.)
12 
Montrose, 210 and 2 freeways, and Foothill
Boulevard (Click here
to view large file.)
13 
La Canada Flintridge and Strawberry Peak (Click here
to view large file.)
14 
La Canada Flintridge and foothills of San Gabriel
Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
15 
La Canada Flintridge and 210 Freeway (Click here
to view large file.)
16 
La Canada Flintridge, and 210 and 2 freeways
(Click here
to view large file.)
Return to the top of this page.
Tujunga, Sunland, and Lake View Terrace area
1 
Tujunga, Foothill Boulevard, and 210 Freeway
(Click here
to view large file.)
2 
Tujunga, Sunland, Big Tujunga Wash, and 210
Freeway (Click here
to view large file.)
3 
Tujunga and Big Tujunga Wash (Click here
to view large file.)
4 
Sunland, Tujunga Wash, and 210 Freeway (Click here
to view large file.)
5 
Tujunga, 210 Freeway, Verdugo Mountains, and San Gabriel
Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
6 
Tujunga, and Blanchard, Bluegum, and Hanies
canyons (Click here
to view large file.)
7 
Tujunga, Glendale, and Blanchard Dam (Click here
to view large file.)
8 
La Tuna Canyon Road, 210 Freeway, and Tujunga
(Click here
to view large file.)
9 
Sunland, 210 Freeway, and Big Tujunga Wash (Click here
to view large file.)
10 
Sunland, Big Tujunga Canyon, and Los Angeles Golf
Club (Click here
to view large file.)
11 
Lake View Terrace, San Fernando, Sylmar, Hansen Dam, and 210
Freeway (Click here
to view large file.)
12 
Sunland, Big Tujunga Wash, Verdugo, and San Gabriel
mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
13 
Hansen Lake and Dam, and 210 Freeway (Click here
to view large file.)
14 
Lake View Terrace, and Little and Big Tujunga
canyons (Click here
to view large file.)
15 
Lake View Terrace, Tujunga Wash, and Little Tujunga
Canyon (Click here
to view large file.)
16 
Little Tujunga Canyon, Lake View Terrace, and 210
Freeway (Click here
to view large file.)
17 
Hansen Lake, Lake View Terrace, and 210 Freeway
(Click here
to view large file.)
18 
Hansen Lake, Dam, and Golf Course (Click here
to view large file.)
19 
Tujunga Wash, 210 Freeway. Lake View Terrace, Tujunga, and San Gabriel
Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
20 
Lake View Terrace, 118 and 210 freeway interchange
(Click here
to view large file.)
21 
Shadow Hills, Sunland, San Gabriel Mountains
(Click here
to view large file.)
22 
Shadow Hills and Big Tujunga Canyon (Click here
to view large file.)
23 
Sunland and Big Tujunga Canyon (Click here
to view large file.)
24 
Tujunga Valley and San Gabriel Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
25 
Sun Valley open-pit aggregate mines (Click here
to view large file.)
26 
open-pit aggregate mine near Hansen Dam (Click here
to view large file.)
27 
different view of open-pit aggregate mine near Hansen
Dam (Click here
to view large file.)
28 
open-pit mine, Hansen Dam, and Tujunga Valley
(Click here
to view large file.)
29 
Big Tujunga Canyon (Click here
to view large file.)
30 
La Tuna Canyon, Verdugo Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
31 
Hansen Lake and dam, and open-pit mine (Click here
to view large file.)
32 
Hansen Lake, dam, and San Gabriel Mountains (Click
here
to view large file.)
33 
La Tuna Canyon, Verdugo and San Gabriel mountains
(Click here
to view large file.)
34 
Lake View Terrace and 210 freeway (Click here
to view large file.)
35 
Lake View Terrace, Hansen Lake, and Little Tujunga
Canyon (Click here
to view large file.)
36 
Lake View Terrace and 210 freeway (Click here
to view large file.)
Return to the top of this page.
Sylmar and San Fernando area
1 
Sylmar, Wilson Ridge, and Santa Clarita Valley
(Click here
to view large file.)
2 
Sylmar, 210 Freeway, Wilson Ridge, and Santa Clarita
Valley (Click here
to view large file.)
3 
Pacoima, Sylmar, and Hansen Lake (Click here
to view large file.)
4 
Sylmar, El Cariso Park, and Pacoima Canyon (Click here
to view large file.)
5 
El Cariso Park and Pacoima Canyon (Click here
to view large file.)
6 
Sylmar, El Cariso Park and golf course (Click here
to view large file.)
7 
Sylmar and the western end of the San Gabriel
Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
8 
Sylmar and Limekiln Canyon (Click here
to view large file.)
9 
Sylmar and Wilson Canyon (Click here
to view large file.)
10 
Sylmar, 210 freeway, and San Gabriel Mountains
(Click here
to view large file.)
11 
Olive View, Sylmar, and San Gabriel Mountains
(Click here
to view large file.)
12 
Sylmar and 210 freeway to Tujunga Valley (Click here
to view large file.)
13 
Pacoima and Lake View Terrace (Click here
to view large file.)
Return to the top of this page.
