Saddleback Butte State Park
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Saddleback Butte State Park is a state park
located in southern California
's Antelope Valley
, in the community of Lake Los Angeles
. The prominent feature of this park is Saddleback Butte, a butte
that measures 3651 feet (1,112.8 m) high. The park covers about 2955 acres (12 km²) of land, and was created in 1960 to protect the area's Joshua Tree habitat.
State park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the federated state level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or recreational...
located in southern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
's Antelope Valley
Antelope Valley
The Antelope Valley in California, United States, is located in northern Los Angeles County and the southeastern portion of Kern County, California, and constitutes the western tip of the Mojave Desert...
, in the community of Lake Los Angeles
Lake Los Angeles, California
Lake Los Angeles is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 12,328 at the 2010 census, up from 11,523 at the 2000 census...
. The prominent feature of this park is Saddleback Butte, a butte
Butte
A butte is a conspicuous isolated hill with steep, often vertical sides and a small, relatively flat top; it is smaller than mesas, plateaus, and table landform tables. In some regions, such as the north central and northwestern United States, the word is used for any hill...
that measures 3651 feet (1,112.8 m) high. The park covers about 2955 acres (12 km²) of land, and was created in 1960 to protect the area's Joshua Tree habitat.