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Santa Clarita Valley
Lying nestled in the high desert of Southern California, Santa Clarita Valley has typically a dry and hot climate during the summer months i.e., from July to September. Temperature hovers in high 70s and occasional showers occur in the spring, fall and winter seasons.
Sedimentary rocks dating back to 30 and 1.75 Million of years make up most of the valley. Carpeting the floor of valley is alluvial soil coming from streams and rivers. Southern California’s oldest rocks can be found barely few miles away. Dating as far back as 1.68 billion of years, the rocks form a portion of the San Gabriel Basement Complex.
Even the appearance of the valley is unusual. The valley of Santa Clarita was shallower and broader in the early Pleistocene. The upheaval responsible for Coast Ranges was also behind the older valley’s floor dissection, traces of which remain visible to this day in the numerous stream terraces alongside the canyons. But all mountains did not come up at the same time.
A large number of hotels can be found in the Santa Clarita Valley, all of them having their location off Interstate 5. They are at the center in terms of the golf courses, shopping and dining establishments.
A fault in the valley extends till Placerita Canyon, summit on Sierra Highway & SR-14 close to Golden Valley Road, past Magic Mountain Parkway close to Bouquet Junction, past the industrial hub to run sub parallel to one to five from Castaic north.
San Andreas Fault is also a major fault across the area by around 15 miles to north. Nevertheless, it has the potential to cause great devastation in the event of a strong earthquake. It passes through Cajon Pass, San Bernardino, Wrightwood, Palmdale, Devils Punchbowl, and Leona Valley, below Frazier Park & near the western brim of Great Central Valley. The segment broke for last time in 1857, rupturing from Parkfield for over two hundred miles right up to San Bernardino. The estimated fault decline is at around 309 feet.
With a host of intriguing educational activities, a visit to the Santa Clarita Valley ideally requires renting a car for the journey.
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