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Introduction to El Monte, California
Originally settled around 1849 by missionaries and Spanish soldiers, El Monte is a city of of over 120,000 people located in Los Angeles County, in Southern California. El Monte is fifteen minutes east of the City of Los Angeles, and twenty minutes southeast of Pasadena. El Monte is south of the Angeles National Forest. El Monte is part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the second largest metropolitan area in the United States.
El Monte has received two "League of California Cities Helen Putnam Awards of Excellence" since 1997. Nearby Los Angeles was ranked as one of the top thirty "Most Fun U.S. Cities" in a study conducted by Cranium, Inc. in 2004.
Similar to most of the Southern California region, El Monte experiences dry sunny weather. Average daily temperatures during the summer are in the high eighties and low nineties (degrees Fahrenheit), and winter average daily temperatures are in the low seventies (degrees Fahrenheit).
El Monte Arts, Culture, and Entertainment
El Monte residents can easily take advantage of all of the cultural and entertainment offerings of nearby Los Angeles as well as the rest of the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. Some attractions of note in and around El Monte include:
For individuals looking for professional sports, Southern California has a lot to offer, including:
For sports fans who do not mind traveling, San Diego two hours to the South is also home to:
Nearby Pasadena is home to the Tournament of Roses parade every January 1st, as well as the college football's Rose Bowl.
The Los Angeles area is one of the few regions of the United States where individuals can go to the shore in the morning, and skiing in the afternoon.
Comparing El Monte to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in California (State):
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