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2018 Map of Juniper Hills

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Juniper Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

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The San Andreas Fault cuts directly through this landscape, creating a distinct geological boundary between the desert-edge developments and the steep northern slopes of the San Gabriel Mountains. In the northern half, the residential community of Juniper Hills and the settlement of Longview occupy a transition zone of alluvial fans and mesas, where local infrastructure is defined by a grid of numbered roads like E Ave W4 and names recalling early travel such as Butterfield Stage Rd.

Vital water infrastructure is visible in the form of the Governor Edmund G Brown East Branch California Aqueduct, which winds through the hills. Moving south, the terrain rises sharply into the Angeles National Forest, characterized by deep drainages like Cruthers Cr and high summits including Will Thrall Peak and Pallett Mtn. This geography illustrates the intersection of high-desert residential growth and the protected wilderness of the San Gabriel front.