Santa Monica Mountains - Named Peaks

Named Peaks

Named peaks in the Santa Monica Mountains
Peak Height Notes
US SI
Sandstone Peak 3111 ft 948 m also known as Mount Allen, rising nearly a kilometer high
Tri-Peaks 3010 ft 917 m
Exchange Peak 2950 ft 899 m
Boney Peak 2825 ft 861 m
Castro Peak 2824 ft 861 m highest peak in the eastern end of the range
Saddle Peak 2805 ft 855 m
Calabasas Peak 2165 ft 660 m
Temescal Peak 2126 ft 648 m
San Vicente Mountain 1965 ft 599 m former site of a Nike missile base, now a Cold War park
Clarks Peak 1965 ft 599 m
Mesa Peak 1844 ft 562 m
Cahuenga Peak 1820 ft 555 m
Brents Mountain 1713 ft 522 m
Mount Lee 1640 ft 500 m the Hollywood Sign is on the southern slope, at exactly half a kilometer high
Mount Hollywood 1625 ft 495 m
Mount Chapel 1622 ft 494 m
Mount Bell 1587 ft 484 m
La Jolla Peak 1567 ft 478 m
Laguna Peak 1457 ft 444 m
Mugu Peak 1266 ft 386 m the westernmost peak in the range, rising directly from the beach

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