Chino Hills
| Chino Hills | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 485 m (1,591 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| District | San Bernardino County |
| Range coordinates | 33°56′02″N 117°44′16″W / 33.9339°N 117.7378°WCoordinates: 33°56′02″N 117°44′16″W / 33.9339°N 117.7378°W |
| Topo map | USGS Prado Dam |
The Chino Hills are a mountain range on the border of Orange, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino Counties, California, with a small portion in Riverside County. The Chino Hills State Park preserves open space and habitat in them.
Geography
They continue the line of the Santa Ana Mountains and Peninsular Ranges northwest from Santa Ana Canyon to Brea Canyon, where the Puente Hills lead both west and northeast. The only paved road crossing is State Route 142 through Carbon Canyon.
Recreation in Chino Hills
The City of Chino Hills provides a variety of options for residents and nonresidents within the area ranging from sports, equestrian activities, and locations to host private events. Big League Dreams Sports Park, is a multi-use sports facility, its 33 acres attracts tournaments, visitors, and new commercial ventures. Chino Hills is home of the McCoy Equestrian and Recreation Center, the former McCoy residence has been transformed into a facility with two lighted arenas, covered blachers gazebo, community building, and trail connections.McCoy is utilized for community events and also for private events such as small receptions and parties. Chino Hills is also home of the Los Serranos Golf & Country Club which opened in 1925 and continues to be a favored community attraction. Chino Hills has recently built a new state of the library, James S. Thalman Chino Hills Branch with excellent reading and technology use opportunities. The Founders Recreation Center provides community members with activities in health and other interest for pass time activity.
Flora
The Chino Hills are in the California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion of the California Floristic Province. The California native plants here are in the chaparral and oak woodland plant communities, with remnant stands of native grasses of California.
Chino Hills earthquake
On July 29, 2008, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake was located 3 miles southwest of Chino Hills that was felt throughout Southern California and felt as far east as the Las Vegas Valley and as far south as San Diego. It occurred at 11:42 am PDT and caused structural damage to buildings, including to St. Jude Centers for Rehabilitation and Wellness and to the Pomona City Hall. Water mains were ruptured in limited areas of Los Angeles, and superficial damage was done to the facades of businesses and other buildings. Many businesses, including Wal-Mart, reported damage to merchandise which was knocked to the floor and South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa suffered damage to a portion of the ceiling which was knocked to the chair of a restaurant.
There were reports of minor injuries but no fatalities.[3]
Fauna
The famed Cliff Swallows of Mission San Juan Capistrano are now nesting in the Chino Hills. Thousands of the small birds, up from 'wintering' in Argentina, have built their mud nests in the eaves of the Vellano Country Club, a community situated around a golf course in the hills.[4]
Adjacent ranges
- Puente Hills
- San Rafael Hills
- San Joaquin Hills
- Santa Ana Mountains
- San Gabriel Mountains
- San Bernardino Mountains
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See also
References
- ↑ "Chino Hills". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ↑ McClung, Valerie. "Chino Hill California". City web Master. Retrieved 08/09/2012.
- ↑ "Minor damage from 5.4 quake shows California has learned its lessons", Los Angeles Times, July 30, 2008
- ↑ http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/06/06/famed-swallows-capistrano-nest-country-club/ -access date: 6/6/2010