Coldwater Canyon is a
canyon
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running perpendicular to and over the central
Santa Monica Mountains
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, in
Los Angeles County, California
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, United States.
A section of the canyon south of Mulholland Drive is also a
neighborhood
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in the
Beverly Crest
Beverly Crest is a neighborhood in the Santa Monica Mountains, in the Westside area of the city of Los Angeles, California.
History
Developer George Read purchased the 80-acre area in 1923. After the streets were paved and underground utilities ...
Neighborhood Council of the
City of Los Angeles
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.
Geography
The canyon is traversed via
Coldwater Canyon Drive and Coldwater Canyon Avenue (linked by a short section of
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive is a street and road in the eastern Santa Monica Mountains of Southern California. It is named after pioneering Los Angeles civil engineer William Mulholland. The western rural portion in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties is nam ...
), which connects the city of
Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. A notable and historic suburb of Greater Los Angeles, it is in a wealthy area immediately southwest of the Hollywood Hills, approximately northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Bev ...
and the
Westside, with the
Studio City
Studio City is a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California, in the southeast San Fernando Valley, just west of the Cahuenga Pass. It is named after the studio lot that was established in the area by film producer Mack Sennett in 1927, ...
neighborhood and the
San Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley, known locally as the Valley, is an urbanized valley in Los Angeles County, California. Located to the north of the Los Angeles Basin, it contains a large portion of the City of Los Angeles, as well as unincorporated ar ...
.
See also
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Neighborhoods in Los Angeles, California
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Canyons and gorges of California
Santa Monica Mountains
Landforms of Los Angeles County, California
Geography of Los Angeles
San Fernando Valley
Neighborhoods in Los Angeles
Populated places in the Santa Monica Mountains
Beverly Crest, Los Angeles
Beverly Hills, California
Studio City, Los Angeles
Streets in Los Angeles County, California
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