Simi Hills
Mountain Range
Panoramic view of the Simi Hills looking north from the Santa Monica Mountains
Country	United States
State	California
Districts	Ventura County, Los Angeles
Parts	Ventura Ranges
Coordinates	34°13′28.015″N 118°43′0.326″W / 34.22444861°N 118.71675722°W / 34.22444861; -118.71675722
Highest point	Simi Peak
- elevation	652 m (2,139 ft)
Timezone	Pacific (UTC-8)
- summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
Topo map	USGS Calabasas
location of Simi Hills in California [1]

The Simi Hills are a low rocky mountain range in Southern California.

[edit] Geography

The Simi Hills are located on the western edge of the San Fernando Valley, United States. They run east-west and they extend 26 miles east-west, and 7 miles north-south. The Simi Hills are part of the Transverse Ranges. They are almost entirely in Ventura County (the foothills in the south and east are part of Los Angeles County). Simi Valley lies to the north, and Chatsworth lies to the east, over the border in Los Angeles city and county. The Conejo Valley lies to the south. The Simi Hills are the home of the Rocketdyne Santa Susana Field Laboratory where the first commercial nuclear reactor was operated, and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library as well as the subtle private community of Bell Canyon. Nearby mountain ranges include, the higher Santa Susana (north) and Santa Monica (south) mountains.

[edit] Climate

Because of its low elevation, the Simi Hills typically experiences rainy, mild winters. Snow is rare in the Simi Hills, even in the highest areas. Summers are warm and dry and wildfires do occur here. Cool winds from the Pacific Ocean come from the Oxnard Plain and blow into the inland areas through the Santa Clara River Valley and the Conejo Valley, though some low hills, such as Conejo Mountain, block these winds from the Conejo Valley. The Simi Hills further blocks these winds, which bring cool weather in both summer and winter, from the San Fernando Valley.

[edit] Peaks

Peaks in this region include Simi Peak (2,403 ft (732 m))^[2], Chatsworth Peak (2,314 ft (700 m))^[3], and Castle Peak (1,475 ft (450 m)).

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