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I have a character driving to LA. She is coming in via I15, and I need to know a spot where she could stop and see the city from higher up. A side road would be cool, if you know of one, or a lookout point type place that she might drive to coming in from the north and east. If you have any suggestions, would you let me know?
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If you come south on I-15 from Barrow, you'll get a decent view of San Bernadino. It is quite a long downhill ride from Cajon Summit and if you do it at night the lights of a city just sort of spring up. That is still a long way from LA though (metropolitian Los Angles is one of the largest in North America). If you're looking for a view of Downtown LA, along I-210 around Azusa (milemarker 40ish) there is a hill. Once you crest it you can see the tall buildings quite clearly from 15 or 20 miles. I think thats the scen you are after.
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Thank you both, and thank you Snapper especially. I can google earth it, but first I had to have a name to google.
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The haze can be there, a mountain two miles away could be obscured. It isn't always that way though. In fact it's lot clearer than a couple of decades ago. If the wind blows all the smog gets pushed out. LA can be very clear about 50% of the time
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Very much depends what you classify as "LA".
You could block the I15 (overturn a truck or something - hardly unfeasible on that road) and decide to come in along the 2 instead, through the San Gabriels towards La Canada Flintridge - there are pullouts there that give great views down towards Glendale and closer to the "heart" of LA.
The best overlook points that I knew of for "real" LA, though, are Griffith Park and some of the loops of Mulholland.
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