Whittier Narrows | |
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Elevation | 183 ft (56 m)[1] |
Traversed by | I-605, SR 19 |
Location | North of Whittier, California |
Range | Puente Hills / Montebello Hills |
Coordinates | 34°01′45″N 118°02′58″W / 34.02917°N 118.04944°W[1] |
The Whittier Narrows is a narrows or water gap in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States, between the Puente Hills to the east[2] and the Montebello Hills to the west.[3] The gap is located at the southern boundary of the San Gabriel Valley,[4] through which the Rio Hondo[5] and the San Gabriel River flow to enter the Los Angeles Basin. The Narrows is located near the convergence of Interstate 605 (the San Gabriel River Freeway) and California State Route 60 (the Pomona Freeway).