- Mount Lukens, California
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Mount Lukens Sister Elsie Peak Location in California
Mount LukensElevation 5,066 ft (1,544 m) [1] Location Location Sunland-Tujunga
California, United StatesRange San Gabriel Mountains Coordinates 34°16′8.0076″N 118°14′20.2698″W / 34.268891°N 118.238963833°WCoordinates: 34°16′8.0076″N 118°14′20.2698″W / 34.268891°N 118.238963833°W[1] Topo map USGS Condor Peak Geology Type Summit Climbing Easiest route Hike from Deukmejian Wilderness Park in Glendale[2][3] Mount Lukens is a mountain located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Southern California in the United States.[4] Located in the northeast corner of the city of Los Angeles, the summit is the highest elevation within the city's limits.[5] The peak reaches a height of 5,066 ft (1,544 m) feet above sea level making Los Angeles the city with the highest and lowest elevation (sea level) difference in the country.[6] Because of its location, prominence and closeness to Los Angeles, the summit is dotted with television, radio and cellular transmission towers.[4] The mountain is within the boundaries of Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles County.
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Name origin
The mountain was named after Theodore Lukens, a former supervisor of the Angeles National Forest and later, the mayor of Pasadena, California.[7] Previously, the mountain was officially called Sister Elsie Peak, named after a Catholic nun who allegedly died while caring for the sick during a smallpox epidemic. On the USFS map of 1925, the mountain was renamed as Mount Lukens subtitled with Sister Elsie Peak.[8][9]
2009 California wildfires
Mount Lukens is in an area that was affected by the wildfires of 2009 known as the Station Fire, the largest blaze in the history of the Los Angeles County.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Mount Lukens". USGS Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved on 2011-09-10.
- ^ "Mount Lukens". Sierra Club Angeles Chapter. Retrieved on 2011-09-10.
- ^ "Mount Lukens Summit - California Mountain Peak Information". MountainZone.com.
- ^ a b "Mount Lukens". Peakery.com.
- ^ Mount Lukens on Local Hikes.com
- ^ "Elevations of the 50 Largest Cities (by population, 1980 Census)". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved on 2011-09-10.
- ^ "Mount Lukens: Stone Canyon Trail". Trails.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-10.
- ^ johnm (2010-10-05). "Mount Lukens". SummitPost.org. Retrieved on 2011-09-15.
- ^ "Summit Signatures - Mount Lukens". Sierra Club Angeles Chapter. Retrieved on 2011-09-14.
- ^ Station Fire - Wild Poppys Growing on Mount Lukens Rd
External links
Categories:- Mountains of Los Angeles County, California
- Angeles National Forest
- Geography of Los Angeles County, California
- Geography of Los Angeles, California
- Los Angeles County, California geography stubs
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