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
<div style="padding:2px 2px 5px 2px;> 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.

Environs

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 chalky soil and bedrock, and was a 'white landform' Valley landmark before suburban development on it in the 1960s. 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

See also

• Index: Mountain ranges of Los Angeles County

References

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