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Monte Nido, California

Coordinates: 34°04′51″N 118°41′13″W / 34.08083°N 118.68694°W / 34.08083; -118.68694
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Monte Nido, California
Monte Nido, California is located in California
Monte Nido, California
Monte Nido, California
Monte Nido, California is located in the United States
Monte Nido, California
Monte Nido, California
Coordinates: 34°04′51″N 118°41′13″W / 34.08083°N 118.68694°W / 34.08083; -118.68694
Country United States
State California
CountyLos Angeles
Elevation
185 m (607 ft)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code818
GNIS feature ID256067[1]

Monte Nido (Spanish for "Mount Nest") is an unincorporated community in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. Monte Nido is located in the Santa Monica Mountains 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Malibu. The L.A. County Fire Department fire station at Monte Nido hosts one of the LADWP's remote rainfall monitoring systems.[2]

History

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Monte Nido started out as a mountain-getaway resort in the 1920s and 1930s.[3] There were about 150 families living in Monte Nido in 1972.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Monte Nido". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Monte Nido". dpw.lacounty.gov. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Monte Nido Resort Holds Magical Lure". Daily News. August 18, 1932. p. 10. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "Residents of Mountain Community Fight to Preserve Their Parklike Surroundings". The Los Angeles Times. July 23, 1972. p. 283. Retrieved January 30, 2024.