Hillside Letters in the Conejo Valley and Greater Ventura County
There are over 500 hillside letters, or “mountain monograms,” in the United States, including 81 in California. What are hillside letters, you ask. They are simply large single letters, abbreviations and sometimes even messages erected on a hillside, usually by a school or town.
The Big “C” overlooking UC Berkeley (From Wikipedia; public domain)
One well known hillside letter is a giant concrete block letter “C” built in the hills overlooking UC Berkeley that was constructed on March 23, 1905.
We have our share of hillside letters here in the Conejo Valley and Greater Ventura County, some of which you may be aware of…others, perhaps not.
The mountain monograms visible in our neck of the woods include:
The CLU in the hills above Cal Lutheran University
The A on the hill above Agoura High School
The VC in the hills above Ventura College
The V in the hills above Ventura High School
The F in the hills just east of Fillmore
The SP in the hills south of Santa Paula (off the 126)
The letters CLU on Mt. Clef Ridge above Cal Lutheran University are maintained by students.
Hilltop A overlooking Agoura High School up a steep hill. Made out of wood, I believe.
Here is a view of the letter VC north of Ventura College in late April 2019.
If you drive north up Catalina Street, west of Ventura High School, you will be able to see this letter V on the hillside.
The letter F is located in the hills west of Fillmore and is quite easy to see.
This letters SP letters in the hills south of Santa Paula is cleared brush. They originated in 1922. More information on THIS PAGE.
Happy Face Hill in Simi Valley is not a mountain monogram but is perhaps the visible hillside attraction throughout Ventura County.