Mount McCoy (previously known as Verde Hill)McKinney, John (2013). ''HIKE Ventura County: Best Day Hikes around Ventura, Ojai and the Simi Hills''. The Trailmaster, Inc. Page 98. is a 1,325-foot-high peak in

Simi Valley, California Simi Valley (; Chumashan languages, Chumash: ''Shimiyi'') is a city in Simi Valley (valley), the valley of the same name in the southeast region of Ventura County, California, United States. Simi Valley is from Downtown Los Angeles, making it ...

known for its characteristic 12 foot white cross on the top. There are numerous trails leading to Mount McCoy, which sits in a nature area operated by the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District (RSRPD), while the cross and its immediate surroundings are owned by the Simi Valley Historical Society. By 1813, the cross on Mt. McCoy was a landmark for the

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and others in the Simi Valley. An 1858 map of the Simi Valley does show a cross on Mt. McCoy, but a newer cross was erected by Robert E. Harrington in 1921, and a concrete one later in 1941. Mount McCoy has been a landmark for the area since before the town was founded. In 1986, Mount McCoy was designated Ventura County Landmark No. 106. The main trailhead is located at 2 Washburn Street at the western end of Simi Valley. A trailhead to a shorter hiking trail is located around 56-58 Presidential Drive on the way to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. From the top of Mount McCoy there are views of the

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and Simi Valley, as well as

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, open-space areas and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. There are also views of the

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, Mount Baldy, the San Gabriel Mountains and the

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, and on clear days, even the

Ojai Ojai ( ; Chumash: ''’Awhaỳ'') is a city in Ventura County, California. Located in the Ojai Valley, it is northwest of Los Angeles and east of Santa Barbara. The valley is part of the east–west trending Western Transverse Ranges and is ...

backcountry, the

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and the Pacific Ocean. It is one of two crosses overlooking the Simi Valley, the other one being situated by the

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and

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by the Santa Susana portion of eastern Simi Valley.McKinney, John (2013). ''HIKE Ventura County: Best Day Hikes around Ventura, Ojai and the Simi Hills''. The Trailmaster, Inc. Pages 98-99.

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