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Castro Peak (California)
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Castro Peak is the highest peak in the middle part of the Santa Monica Mountains
. It is 2,824 feet. The town of Malibu is located to the southeast of the peak. Castro Peak is located in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
.
The fire lookout tower
that was once located on Castro Peak has been moved to Henninger Flats
in the San Gabriel Mountains
for display.
Santa Monica Mountains
The Santa Monica Mountains are a Transverse Range in Southern California, along the coast of the Pacific Ocean in the United States.-Geography:...
. It is 2,824 feet. The town of Malibu is located to the southeast of the peak. Castro Peak is located in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area or SMMNRA, is a United States National Recreation Area containing many individual parks and open space preserves, located primarily in the Santa Monica Mountains of Southern California...
.
The fire lookout tower
Fire lookout tower
A fire lookout tower, fire tower or lookout tower, provides housing and protection for a person known as a "fire lookout" whose duty it is to search for wildfires in the wilderness...
that was once located on Castro Peak has been moved to Henninger Flats
Henninger Flats
Henninger Flats is a small hanging basin above sea level in the San Gabriel Mountains in the Angeles National Forest. It was part of the Mt Wilson Toll Road. The trailhead to reach the flats is at the top end of Eaton Canyon in Pasadena, California.-History:...
in the San Gabriel Mountains
San Gabriel Mountains
The San Gabriel Mountains Range is located in northern Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino County, California, United States. The mountain range lies between the Los Angeles Basin and the Mojave Desert, with Interstate 5 to the west and Interstate 15 to the east...
for display.