Cornell is an

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in the

Santa Monica Mountains The Santa Monica Mountains is a coastal mountain range in Southern California, next to the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Transverse Ranges. Because of its proximity to densely populated regions, it is one of the most visited natural areas in ...

, within western

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. It is located west of

Agoura Hills Agoura Hills () is a city in the Santa Monica Mountains region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Its population was 20,330 at the 2010 census, which decreased to 20,299 in 2020. It is in the eastern Conejo Valley between the S ...

and around north of Malibu.

Geography

Cornell is a unique, picturesque neighborhood of homes along the scenic

Mulholland Highway Mulholland Highway is a scenic road in Los Angeles County, California, that runs approximately 50 miles through the western Santa Monica Mountains from near US Route 101 (Ventura Freeway) in Calabasas to Highway 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) nea ...

Corridor and in the rural mountain area near

Malibou Lake Malibou Lake is a small reservoir surrounded by a residential development in the Santa Monica Mountains near Agoura Hills, California. Adjacent to Malibu Creek State Park and within the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, it is sit ...

It is largely surrounded by open space parks within the NPS

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is a United States national recreation area containing many individual parks and open space preserves, located primarily in the Santa Monica Mountains of Southern California. The SMMNRA is in t ...

, including

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and Peter Strauss Ranch parks. The former Paramount Studios property was a

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, still with 'Old Western' sets used in filming movies and television series. Cornell is notable for its "tall trees" atmosphere among old-growth oak and pine, and for the many

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that roam the neighborhoods, and perch on residents' rooftops and balconies. Many homeowners have acreage and stables with horses, and ride on the numerous horse and hiking trails into the surrounding parklands. Cornell is located between Agoura Hills and Malibu. It can be reached most easily via Kanan Dume Road, from either the Pacific Coast Highway southwest in Malibu, or the Ventura Freeway (101) northeast in Agoura Hills. Cable TV and refuse pickup are served from Malibu; while their water and electricity are served from Agoura Hills. The town uses the

ZIP Code 91301.

Features

A post office operated at Cornell from 1884 to 1904. The former post office was later turned into The Old Place Restaurant and was frequented by

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, Ali MacGraw and

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in the late 1960s.Oldplacecornell.com: History of the Old Place Restaurant
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bicycle race passes through Cornell on Mulholland Highway.

References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Los Angeles County, California Populated places in the Santa Monica Mountains Mulholland Highway Populated places established in 1884 1884 establishments in California Unincorporated communities in California

Geography

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