Simi Peak

Simi Peak
Simi Peak

Highest point
Elevation 2,405 ft (733 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 816 ft (249 m) [2]
Coordinates 34°12′16″N 118°46′51″W / 34.204471858°N 118.780856339°W / 34.204471858; -118.780856339Coordinates: 34°12′16″N 118°46′51″W / 34.204471858°N 118.780856339°W / 34.204471858; -118.780856339 [1]
Geography
Location Ventura County California, U.S.
Parent range Simi Hills
Topo map USGS Thousand Oaks

Simi Peak is a peak in the Simi Hills in Southern California. It is the highest peak in the Simi Hills, at 2,405 feet (732 m).

Geography

Simi Peak is located in eastern Ventura County, California, near the cities of Simi Valley 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, Thousand Oaks, and Agoura Hills, and by trails connecting from the Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Simi Reset". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  2. ↑ "Simi Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
  3. ↑ NPS Cheeseboro—Palo Comado access date: 2010-05-28
  4. ↑ L.A.Mountains official Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Park. access date: 2010-05-28
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