San Gabriel Valley
Populated valley in Southern California, United States
San Gabriel Valley
The San Gabriel Valley (Spanish: Valle de San Gabriel), sometimes referred to by its initials as SGV, is one of the principal valleys of Southern California, with the city of Los Angeles directly bordering it to the west, and occupying the vast majority of the southeastern part of Los Angeles County. Surrounding landforms and other features include: the San Gabriel Mountains to the north the Crescenta Valley to the northwest the San Rafael Hills to the west the Repetto Hills to the southwest, with the Los Angeles Basin beyond the Puente Hills to the southeast, with the coastal plain of Orange County beyond the Chino Hills and San Jose Hills to the east, with the Pomona Valley and Inland Empire beyond The San Gabriel Valley derives its name from the San Gabriel River that flows southward through the center of the valley, which itself was named for the Spanish Mission San Gabriel Arcángel originally built in the Whittier Narrows in 1771. Once predominantly agricultural, the San Gabriel Valley...
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