| Las Llajas Canyon | |
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 Sign at the main entrance. | |
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| Type | Public open space, residential subdivision |
| Location | Simi Valley, CA |
| Coordinates | 34°17′49″N 118°40′49″W / 34.29694°N 118.68028°W |
| Area | 1,740 acres (700 ha) (i.e. open to public) |
| Operated by | Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District |
| Status | Open |
Las Llajas (pronounced YAH huhs)[1] Canyon within the Marr Ranch Parkland contains the 1920s residential subdivision called Marrland and the surrounding open space area administrated by the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District (RSRPD) and is located in northeastern Simi Valley, CA.[2][3][4][5] The Las Llajas and nearby Chivo Canyons are parts of the Marr Ranch Parkland, Marrland residential subdivision, and are situated at the foothills on the south side of the Santa Susana Mountains.[6][7] It contains panoramic mountain and city views, large oak trees, stream and stream bed, rock formations, barren hillsides and rolling hills.[8] The canyon is visited for recreational activities as rock climbing, biking, hiking, wildlife observation, photography, running, picnicking, and horseback riding. It has smooth footing with many sandy sections and a green creek-bed. It also includes a 46-acre dam that was intended for creation a recreational lake in the 1970s. Now called the Las Llajas Canyon Debris Basin.[9]
The place name was first used in 1931.[10][11] It is likely a misspelling of the Spanish las llagas, which translates to "the wounds", and referred to the stigmata of a Roman Catholic saint.[12]
Pisgah Grande was a Christian sect who created a secluded colony in the Llajas Canyon. At one time, the cult had thirty buildings and 150 residents.[13][14]
- ^ Bright, William (1998). 1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning. University of California Press. Page 81. ISBN 9780520920545.
- ^ "RSRPD las Llajas Trail". Archived from the original on 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Wilmarth, M. Grace (1938). Lexicon of Geologic Names of the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. Page 1202.
- ^ Stone, Robert (1998). Day Hikes in Ventura County, California: 43 of the Best. Day Hike Books. Page 39. ISBN 9781573420198.
- ^ "Honey Bee Sanctuary". Archived from the original on 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
- ^ Scientific Publishing Company (1920). The Mineral Industry, Volume 28. University of Michigan. Page 493.
- ^ Stone, Robert (2011). Day Hikes Around Ventura County: 116 Great Hikes. Day Hike Books. Page 113. ISBN 9781573420624.
- ^ Murphy, Kelly (2012). Local Multi-Use Trails. Multi Use Trails. Page 134. ISBN 9781479165599.
- ^ Keroher, Grace C. (1966). Lexicon of geologic names of the United States for 1936-1960. U.S. Govt. Print. Off. Page 2204.
- ^ "Las Llajas Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Bright, William (1998). 1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning. University of California Press. Page 81. ISBN 9780520920545.
- ^ Appleton, Bill (2009). Santa Susana. Arcadia Publishing. Pages 115-116. ISBN 9780738570495.
- ^ Hoover, Mildred and Hero Eugene Rensch (1966). Historic Spots in California, Third Edition. Stanford University Press. Page 169. ISBN 9780804740203.