Simi Peak is the highest peak in the
Simi Hills
The Simi Hills are a low rocky mountain range of the Transverse Ranges in eastern Ventura County, California, Ventura County and western Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, of Southern California, United States.
The range runs ma ...
of
Southern California
Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and Cultural area, cultural List of regions of California, region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Its densely populated coastal reg ...
, at .
Geography
Simi Peak is located in eastern
Ventura County, California
Ventura County () is a County (United States), county located in Southern California, the southern part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 843,843. The largest city is Oxnard, Ca ...
, near the cities of
Simi Valley
Simi Valley (; Chumash: ''Shimiyi'') is a city in the valley of the same name in southeastern Ventura County, California, United States. It is from Downtown Los Angeles, making it part of the Greater Los Angeles Area. Simi Valley borders Th ...
to the north, and
Thousand Oaks to the west.
Nearby peaks
Chatsworth Peak is a peak that is also located in Simi Hills, on the far eastern edge. Escorpión Peak (Castle Peak) is closer in the hills, at 1,475 feet (450 m) and located in
El Escorpión Park to the east.
Parks; and recreation
The peak is in the Cheeseboro and Palo Comado Canyons Open Space park, part of the NPS
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area system. Simi Peak is accessible by trail, with trailheads in the towns of
Simi Valley
Simi Valley (; Chumash: ''Shimiyi'') is a city in the valley of the same name in southeastern Ventura County, California, United States. It is from Downtown Los Angeles, making it part of the Greater Los Angeles Area. Simi Valley borders Th ...
,
Thousand Oaks, and
Agoura Hills
Agoura Hills () is a city situated in the Santa Monica Mountains region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. With a population of 20,330 as of the 2010 United States census, 2010 census, which decreased to 20,299 in 2020. Agoura H ...
, and by trails connecting from the
Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve.
L.A.Mountains official Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Park.
access date: 2010-05-28
See also
* Index: Simi Hills
References
External links
NPS Cheeseboro—Palo Comado
— Official Cheeseboro Canyon—Palo Comado Canyon Park website
L.A.Mountains Cheeseboro Canyon Park informationL.A.Mountains
official Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Park website.
* ttp://www.lamountains.com/pdf/Ahmanson_NatHist1.pdf Upper Las Virgenes Canyon - Park Geology information
Simi Hills
Mountains of Ventura County, California
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Mountains of Southern California
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