San Gabriel Valley

The San Gabriel Valley is one of the main valleys in Southern California. It lies generally to the east of Los Angeles. The surrounding areas include:

• The San Gabriel Mountains to the north

• San Rafael Hills to the west

• Puente Hills to the south, with the coastal plain of Orange County beyond

• Chino Hills and San Jose Hills to the east, with the Pomona Valley and Inland Empire beyond

The San Gabriel Valley gets its name from the San Gabriel River.

Pasadena is the largest city in the valley.

Cities and communities

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Los Angeles River, highlighted in red (on the left). The San Gabriel River is highlighted in red on the right.

The San Gabriel Valley is in Los Angeles County. The incorporated cities and unincorporated neighborhoods of the San Gabriel Valley include:

• Altadena
• Alhambra
• Arcadia
• Avocado Heights
• Azusa
• Baldwin Park
• Bassett
• Bradbury
• Charter Oak
• Citrus
• City of Industry
• Claremont
• Covina
• Diamond Bar
• Duarte
• East Pasadena
• El Monte
• Glendora
• Hacienda Heights
• Hillgrove
• Irwindale
• La Puente
• La Verne
• Los Angeles (El Sereno)
• Mayflower Village
• Monrovia
• Monterey Park
• North El Monte
• Pasadena
• Pomona
• Rosemead
• Rowland Heights
• San Dimas
• San Gabriel
• San Marino
• San Pasqual
• Sierra Madre
• South El Monte
• South Pasadena
• South San Gabriel
• South San Jose Hills
• Temple City
• Valinda
• Vincent
• Walnut
• West Covina
• West Puente Valley

San Gabriel Valley Media

• San Gabriel Arcangel circa 1900 Keystone-Mast Company.jpg

  Mission San Gabriel Arcángel c. 1900. The trail in the foreground is part of the original El Camino Real.

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  Japanese-American woman held at Santa Anita Park during World War II, with the statue of Seabiscuit, 1942

• Site du JPL en Californie.jpg

  The Jet Propulsion Laboratory complex in La Cañada Flintridge. Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech.

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  Aerial view of the California Institute of Technology in 1946

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  Foothill Freeway (I-210) as seen from the Metro Gold Line Sierra Madre Villa Station

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  Gold Line Memorial Park Station.

• Orange Groves, San Gabriel Valley, Cal, by Bonine, R. (Robert K.).jpg

  Stereoscopic card from 1891 of Orange Groves, San Gabriel Valley, CA

• Pasadena City Hall 2.jpg

  Pasadena City Hall — Pasadena Civic Center, Pasadena, California.