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Willow Springs Canyon

El Camino ViejoGeography of Los Angeles County, California
Portal Ridge 8066
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Willow Springs Canyon is a canyon cut by Willow Springs Canyon Wash. Its source is at the head of the canyon in the gap in the Portal Ridge of the Transverse Range, 0.5 miles north of Elizabeth Lake. It is cut into the slope to the northeast into the Antelope Valley, crossing the California Aqueduct. The mouth of the Canyon is 0.25 miles southwest of its confluence with Myrick Canyon Wash which is 300 feet southwest of the intersection of Munz Ranch Road with the Neenach - Fairmont Road in Los Angeles County, California, USA. The closest populated place to Willow Springs Canyon is Elizabeth Lake, California.

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Willow Springs Canyon
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N 34.709444444444 ° E -118.35472222222 °
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Munz Ranch Road 45672
93536
California, United States
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