Simi Peak
{{Short description|Mountain in the American state of California}}
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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Simi Peak
| photo = Lang Ranch Oakbrook North Ranch Thousand Oaks July 2021 008.jpg
| photo_caption = Simi Peak viewed from the west
| elevation_ft = 2405
| elevation_ref = {{NAVD88}}{{cite ngs |id=EW7460 |name=Simi Reset |accessdate=2009-07-15}}
| prominence_ft = 816
| prominence_ref = {{cite peakbagger |pid=13491 |name=Simi Peak, California |accessdate=2014-12-29}}
| map = California
| map_width = 220
| map_caption = none
| location = Ventura County California, U.S.
| range = Simi Hills
| coordinates = {{coord|34.204471858|N|118.780856339|W|type:mountain_region:US-CA_scale:100000_source:NGS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| range_coordinates =
| topo = USGS Thousand Oaks
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route =
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Simi Peak is the highest peak in the Simi Hills of Southern California, at {{convert|2405|ft|m}}.
Geography
Simi Peak is located in eastern Ventura County, California, near the cities of Simi Valley to the north, and Thousand Oaks to the west.
=Nearby peaks=
Chatsworth Peak is a peak that is also located in Simi Hills, on the far eastern edge. Escorpión Peak (Castle Peak) is closer in the hills, at 1,475 feet (450 m) and located in El Escorpión Park to the east.
Parks; and recreation
The peak is in the Cheeseboro and Palo Comado Canyons Open Space park, part of the NPS Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area system. Simi Peak is accessible by trail, with trailheads in the towns of Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, and Agoura Hills, and by trails connecting from the Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve.[http://www.nps.gov/samo/planyourvisit/cheeseboropalocomado.htm NPS Cheeseboro—Palo Comado] access date: 2010-05-28[http://www.lamountains.com/parks.asp?parkid=28 L.A.Mountains official Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Park.] access date: 2010-05-28
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.nps.gov/samo/planyourvisit/cheeseboropalocomado.htm NPS Cheeseboro—Palo Comado] — Official Cheeseboro Canyon—Palo Comado Canyon Park website
- [http://www.lamountains.com/parks.asp?parkid=83 L.A.Mountains Cheeseboro Canyon Park information]
- [http://www.lamountains.com/parks.asp?parkid=28 L.A.Mountains] official Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Park website.
- [http://venturacountytrails.org/TrailMaps/AhmansonRanch/AreaHome.html Ventura County Trails.org Simi Hills Preserves trails website.]
- [http://www.lamountains.com/pdf/Ahmanson_NatHist1.pdf Upper Las Virgenes Canyon - Park Geology information]
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Category:Mountains of Ventura County, California
Category:Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Category:Mountains of Southern California
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