The Puente Hills lie to the south of the San Gabriel Valley and the Pomona Freeway (State Route 60), to the east of the San Gabriel River Freeway ( See more

Rio Hondo College is located at the foot of the western end of the hills, and the Puente Hills Landfill is nearby, which was one of the largest … See more

Puente Hills Native Habitat Preserve
Puente Hills is home to the Puente Hills Landfill, the country's largest landfill, which closed in 2013. The high-tech landfill has begun offering tours. The Puente Hills Landfill Native Habitat Preservation Authority directs … See more

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• San Rafael Hills
• San Gabriel Mountains
• Santa Ana Mountains
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The Puente Hills are in the California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion of the California Floristic Province. The remnant California native plants here are in the chaparral and oak woodland plant communities, with stands of California native grasses See more

A commercial discovery was made in 1897, for what would become the Whittier Oil Field, when a well was drilled to a depth of 984 feet. … See more

Powder Canyon, near La Habra Heights, was named after some explosion tests took place c. 1910 by a company experimenting in blasting powder. The venture failed during … See more