2018 Map of El Monte

About this map

El Monte and its surrounding San Gabriel Valley communities appear as a dense suburban landscape where natural drainage systems have been transformed into a highly managed hydraulic network. The Rio Hondo and San Gabriel River are central features, flanked by the extensive Whittier Narrows spreading ground and the recreational waters of Legg Lake. This 2018 survey illustrates the complex coordination of land use, from the industrial corridors in Industry and Pico Rivera to the sprawling grounds of the Rose Hills Memorial Park - Cem. In the southern portion of the map, the terrain rises into the Montebello Hills and the Puente Hills, providing a vertical contrast to the grid-iron residential patterns of Temple City, Rosemead, and Alhambra. Local transportation and education hubs are well-defined, including the San Gabriel Valley Airport and campuses for the Univ of the West and Pasadena City College-Rosemead Campus.