Chalk Hills

Chalk Hills
View from Chalk Hills northeast across San Fernando Valley to San Gabriel Mountains.
Highest point
Elevation	1,086 ft (331 m)
Geography
Location of the Chalk Hills in California ^[1]
Country	United States
State	California
Region	Southern California
District	Woodland Hills
Range coordinates	34°10′16″N 118°34′48″W / 34.1711°N 118.5801°W / 34.1711; -118.5801Coordinates: 34°10′16″N 118°34′48″W / 34.1711°N 118.5801°W / 34.1711; -118.5801
Topo map	USGS Canoga Park
Biome	California chaparral and woodlands

The Chalk Hills are a north—south running low 'mountain' range in the San Fernando Valley perpendicular to and adjoining the Santa Monica Mountains. They are located in the Woodland Hills District of the City of Los Angeles in Southern California.^[1] They run between DeSoto and Winnetka Avenues, from south of Ventura Boulevard to near Victory Boulevard.

Geography

The Chalk Hills host an expansive, low density, semi-urban suburb of the San Fernando Valley.

Los Angeles Pierce College is located on the northern portion of the Chalk Hills. Historically the free-flowing Los Angeles River ran around that portion. U.S. Route 101, the Ventura Freeway, cuts deeply through the southern part since the 1960s.

The range has a white soil and bedrock, resembling chalk, and was a 'white landform' Valley landmark before suburban development on it in the 1960s. The white rocks are marine shales. Geologists are unsure of its relationship with other rock formations in Southern California, although Thomas Dibblee has identified it as a member of the Sisquoc Formation.^[2] A small remnant California oak woodland plant community remains in an undeveloped southeastern area of the Pierce campus.

Local ranges

Santa Monica Mountains — adjacent on south
Simi Hills — to west
Santa Susana Mountains — to north, across valley
San Gabriel Mountains — to northeast, across valley
Verdugo Mountains — to east, across valley

References

1 2 "Chalk Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
↑ Dibblee, T.W., and Ehrenspeck, H.E., ed., 1992, Geologic map of the Topanga and Canoga Park (south 1/2) quadrangles, Los Angeles County, California: Dibblee Geological Foundation, Dibblee Foundation Map DF-35, scale 1:24,000

Los Angeles city areas within the San Fernando and Crescenta Valleys

Districts and neighborhoods	Arleta Canoga Park Chatsworth Encino Granada Hills Lake View Terrace Lake Balboa Mission Hills NoHo Arts District North Hills North Hollywood Northridge Pacoima Panorama City Porter Ranch Reseda Shadow Hills Sherman Oaks Studio City Sun Valley Sunland-Tujunga Sylmar Tarzana Toluca Lake Valley Village Van Nuys Ventura Business District Warner Center West Hills Winnetka Woodland Hills

Points of interest	CSUN Campo de Cahuenga Los Encinos State Historic Park San Fernando Mission Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park Universal Studios Hollywood

Neighboring cities and communities	Burbank Calabasas Glendale Hidden Hills La Crescenta City of San Fernando Universal City

LA Regions Crescenta Valley Downtown Eastside Harbor Area Greater Hollywood Northeast LA Northwest LA San Fernando Valley South LA Westside Wilshire Mid-City West Mid-Wilshire

San Fernando Valley

Major Cities	Los Angeles Glendale Burbank

Cities and towns 25k–100k	Calabasas

Cities and towns 10k–25k	San Fernando

Cities under 10k	Hidden Hills

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Chalk Hills

Geography

Local ranges

See also

References