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Magic Mountain Proposed Wilderness
 Managing
agency: Angeles National Forest
Size: Approximately 12,160 acres
Location: Los Angeles County, east of Santa Clarita.
Description:
- Historic range of the California condor
- Key watershed - Santa Clara River/Soledad Canyon is habitat for the endangered Santa Ana
sucker and the endangered unarmed threespine stickleback, California gnatcatcher (listed)
- Key corridor between San Gabriel and Castaic Ranges
- Home to black bear, mountain lion, bobcat
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Magic Mountain proposed wilderness is characterized by sloping chaparral and
manzanita blanketed hillsides and live oak canyons that drain into the Santa
Clara River.
The area has been identified as a core
watershed for the Santa Clara River. The Soledad
Canyon area of the Santa Clara River is home to the
endangered unarmed threespine stickleback and the
Santa Ana sucker. Soledad Canyon is listed as an
"Area of High Ecological Significance."
 Magic
Mountain is within the historic range of the California condor, though the condor
has not yet utilized this zone since its reintroduction into the Sespe Condor
Sanctuary in the nearby Los Padres National Forest.
The recent Forest Service report, "Southern
California Mountains and Foothills Assessment," has
identified the area as an important habitat linkage to
the Castaic Ranges. Magic Mountain provides range
habitat for the California black bear, mountain lion,
bobcat and deer.
Access:
- From the 210, exit Osborne Blvd in Sunland, follow signs to Angeles
National Forest and Little Tujunga, west on 3N17.
- From Hwy 14 west, exit Soledad Canyon Rd- south to OHV 3N37
- From the PCT / North Fork Saddle Camp Ground, follow 3N17 as it
heads west.
For more information, please contact:
Tim Allyn
Sierra Club
3435 Wilshire Blvd. #302
Los Angeles, CA 90010-1901
Phone: (213) 387-6528 x202
Email: tim.allyn@sierraclub.org
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Just three miles off of Interstate 80, 
