West Coyote Hills | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 184 m (604 ft) |
Geography | |
location of West Coyote Hills in California[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
District | Orange County |
Range coordinates | 33°54′19.050″N 117°57′44.224″W / 33.90529167°N 117.96228444°W |
Topo map | USGS 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.