West Coyote Hills

West Coyote Hills
cliffs in Coyote Hills
Highest point
Elevation184 m (604 ft)
Geography
West Coyote Hills is located in California
West Coyote Hills
West Coyote Hills
location of West Coyote Hills in California[1]
West Coyote Hills is located in the United States
West Coyote Hills
West Coyote Hills
West Coyote Hills (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
DistrictOrange County
Range coordinates33°54′19.050″N 117°57′44.224″W / 33.90529167°N 117.96228444°W / 33.90529167; -117.96228444
Topo mapUSGS La Habra

The West Coyote Hills is the area surrounding a ridge in northern Orange County, California.[1] It contains one of the last large open-space area in north Orange County. Parts of it lie within the city limits of La Habra, Buena Park, and La Mirada, with most of it sprawling across western Fullerton between Ralph B. Clark Regional Park and Euclid Street north of Rosecrans Avenue. The foothill region to the east and south is known as Sunny Hills.[2] There is also an East Coyote Hills area, on the east side of Fullerton, that has been almost completely developed for residential real estate.

The remaining open-space area is currently the subject of a long-running dispute over residential development, pitting conservationists against a pro-development majority on the city council. A division of Chevron is currently proposing to develop the portions of the land that are suitable for development, while leaving the remainder as open space.

  1. ^ a b "West Coyote Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. ^ Dodero, Tony (August 29, 2004). "In Fullerton hills, life slows to a trot". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013.