Kagel Canyon, California | |
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  Kagel Canyon, California  Kagel Canyon, California | |
| Coordinates: 34°17′18″N118°22′34″W / 34.28833°N 118.37611°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Elevation | 391 m (1,283 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| Area code(s) | 747 and 818 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2519100 [1] |
| Website | www.kagelcanyon.com |
Kagel Canyon is a rural unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
The community and canyon are located in the southwestern San Gabriel Mountains foothills within the Angeles National Forest. It is located east above the City of San Fernando, and north above the community of Lakeview Terrace.
The area is above the northeastern San Fernando Valley, and overlooks the western Crescenta Valley.
In 2000, Kagel Canyon and the neighboring Lopez Canyon community had a combined population of 697. [2]
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The Creek Fire was a large wildfire that burned in Kagel Canyon and the Angeles National Forest north of Sylmar, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States, and one of multiple wildfires that broke out across Southern California in December 2017. The Creek Fire burned 15,619 acres (63 km2) and destroyed 123 structures, including 60 homes, before being contained on January 9, 2018, following heavy rainfall from a winter storm. The fire threatened the communities of Santa Clarita, Glendale, Olive View, Lake View Terrace, Sunland-Tujunga, Shadow Hills, Sylmar, Pacoima, Lopez Canyon, and Kagel Canyon, as well as the Olive View–UCLA Medical Center. During the wildfire, 115,000 residents were forced to evacuate their homes.
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