Santa Monica Mountains
The
Santa Monica Mountains run from Point Mugu in
Ventura County, California into the famous hills of
Hollywood, California. As the barrier between
the Valley and west-central Los Angeles, one crosses the Santa Monica mountain range when one "goes over the hill," in the parlance of locals. The mountains have more than 1,000 sites of archeological significance, particularly in regard to the
Tongva and
Chumash people. Host to an immense variety of wildlife, from mountain lions to the endangered
steelhead trout, the Santa Monica Mountains are both a refuge for animals and plants and an escape from the big city for human Angelenos.
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