Verdugo Mountains

Verdugo Mountains
Verdugos
Verdugo Mountains, south view
Highest point
Peak	Verdugo Peak
Elevation	3,126 ft (953 m)
Geography
Verdugo Mountains location of Verdugo Mountains in California[1]
Country	United States
State	California
District	Los Angeles County
Range coordinates	34°13′N 118°17′W / 34.217°N 118.283°W / 34.217; -118.283
Parent range	Transverse Ranges
Topo map	USGS Burbank

The Verdugo Mountains, also known as the Verdugo Hills or simply The Verdugos,^[2] are a small, rugged mountain range of the Transverse Ranges system in Los Angeles County, California. Located just south of the western San Gabriel Mountains, the Verdugo Mountains region incorporates the cities of Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena, and La Cañada Flintridge; the unincorporated communities of Altadena and La Crescenta-Montrose; as well as the City of Los Angeles neighborhood of Sunland-Tujunga.^[3]

Surrounded entirely by urban development, the Verdugo Mountains represent an isolated wildlife island and are in large part under public ownership in the form of undeveloped parkland. The mountains are used primarily for recreation in the form of hiking and mountain biking, and as the site of communications installations on the highest peaks.

The mountains arise directly from the eastern floor of the San Fernando Valley, exaggerating their height from some vantages. Beginning with foothills, they rapidly rise to rugged sections, with the highest peaks topping 3,000'.