Our East-West Hills Are Unique

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For all you geology or geomorphology buffs out there. The Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor is unique on many levels. Geologically speaking it is really unique. Most mountain ranges across the globe, run north-south while ours run east-west. The arrows show three east-west ranges in SoCal (left: Santa Monica Mountains, center-bottom: Puente-Chino Hills, right: Angeles-San Bernardino National Forests). How cool is that?

Geology Hike

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Join this rocking hike. Find out about the geological activity of the Puente Hills at this 4 mile moderate hike into the lovely Dark Canyon. Lead by one of our trail watch volunteer who is also a geologist. He will present local geology, the geologic history and the formation of oil, and overall Los Angeles geology.  The hike, about 4,500 ft long, will also serve as our guide for a description of the history of the earth (4,500 million years). … Read More

Geology Hike

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Join this rocking hike. Find out about the geological activity of the Puente Hills at this 4 mile moderate hike into the lovely Dark Canyon. Lead by one of our trail watch volunteer who is also a geologist. He will present local geology, the geologic history and the formation of oil, and overall Los Angeles geology.  The hike, about 4,500 ft long, will also serve as our guide for a description of the history of the earth (4,500 million years). … Read More

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