Laguna Canyon

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Laguna Canyon
Mountains at Laguna Canyon

Mountains at Laguna Canyon

location California (USA)
Mountains San Joaquin Hills
Geographical location 33 ° 33 '55 "  N , 117 ° 45' 56"  W Coordinates: 33 ° 33 '55 "  N , 117 ° 45' 56"  W.
Laguna Canyon (Los Angeles Metropolitan Area)
Laguna Canyon
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The Laguna Canyon is a canyon in southern Orange County in the US state of California , in the south-west by the San Joaquin Hills runs. It ends on the Pacific Ocean at Laguna Beach .

geography

The Laguna Canyon begins as a wide valley south of Irvine and narrows at Laguna Beach to a steeply sloping gorge. The California State Route 133 crosses the entire valley floor, while the California State Route 73 crosses the gorge to the southeast. Much of the canyon spans the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park to the west. To the east, the Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park and the towns of Aliso Viejo and Laguna Woods cover parts of the gorge.

history

Before parts of the Laguna Canyon were placed under nature protection, there were plans to build a residential area that would be named Laguna Laurel . However, the 8.7 square kilometer settlement was discarded in the 1990s when the city of Laguna Beach bought the site to protect the landscape. The Laguna Coast Wilderness Park opened in 1993. A few years later, the construction of California State Route 73 provoked renewed civil protests. The road that was supposed to cross the valley was nevertheless completed.

A forest fire destroyed over 65 square kilometers of land in Laguna Canyon in 1993. The fire was driven by the strong Santa Ana winds , causing the flames to reach heights of up to 61 meters.

gallery

  • View into the Laguna Canyon

  • The route of the CA 73 crosses the gorge

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. OC Parks , accessed June 11, 2009 .
  2. ↑ Tammerlin Drummond: Talks Continue Over Laguna Laurel. Los Angeles Times , January 19, 1990, accessed June 11, 2009 .
  3. ^ Lacy Atkins: Tollway Opponents Rally Environment. Los Angeles Times , accessed June 11, 2009 .
  4. ↑ Erich Lichtblau, Geoff Boucher, Leslie Earnest: Wary Laguna Begins Recovery. Los Angeles Times , October 30, 1993, accessed June 11, 2009 .
  5. ↑ Steve Turnbull: The Great Laguna Beach Fire of 1993. www.light-headed.com , October 27, 1993, accessed June 11, 2009 .