Angeles National Forest
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Angeles National Forest
IUCN Category VI - Protected Area with Sustainable use of Natural Resources |
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 The San Gabriel Mountains , part of the Angeles National Forest |
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| location | California , USA | |
| surface | 2,706 km² | |
| Geographical location | 34 ° 20 ′ N , 118 ° 8 ′ W | |
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| Setup date | July 1, 1908 | |
| administration | US Forest Service | |
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The Angeles National Forest is a 2,700 sq km large National Forest in the State of California . In addition to the San Gabriel Mountains and Sierra Pelona Mountains, it also includes Los Angeles County . The San Gabriel Mountains National Monument is partly located in the national forest. The height of the forest ranges from 370 m to 3068 m at the top of Mount San Antonio , a difference in altitude of almost 2700 m . The forest area is overgrown with dense chaparral , which turns into conifers with increasing height. There predominantly Jeffrey pine (Pinus jeffreyi) , coastal pine (Pinus contorta) , Colorado fir (Abies concolor) and the common Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) grow .
The forest was established on July 1, 1908 as the first California national forest and the second in the United States. For this reason it is also listed as a California Historical Landmark . It arose from the amalgamation of the San Bernardino Forest Reserve with parts of the San Gabriel Forest Reserve and the Santa Barbara Forest Reserve. The Angeles National Forest attracts around 3.5 to 4 million visitors annually and has been the location for many films and series, including On the Run , Bonanza , Duel , Star Trek: First Contact and Mission: Impossible II . The seat of the forest is in Arcadia .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Table 4 - Areas by State. United States Department of Agriculture , accessed August 4, 2015 .
- ↑ a b About the Forest. United States Department of Agriculture , accessed August 4, 2015 .
- ↑ 2002 Estimates of Old Growth Forests. United States Department of Agriculture , accessed August 4, 2015 .
- ^ Historical Landmark. Office of Historic Preservation , accessed August 4, 2015 .
- ↑ Angeles National Forest Visitor Guide. United States Department of Agriculture , accessed August 4, 2015 .
- ↑ Maritza Velazquez: New $ 12 million Angeles National Forest headquarters is dedicated. (No longer available online.) Daily News , archived from the original on September 23, 2015 ; Retrieved August 4, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
