East Canyon, Santa Clarita, California
View north down East Canyon (10/23/2009)
East Canyon is the easternmost canyon of the original San Fernando Mountains, now the Santa Susana Mountains. It was named because of its location, not after an individual. Sometime in early 1865 the East Canon (Spanish spelling of canyon) Company recorded an oil claim with the newly created Los Angeles Asphaltum and Petroleum Mining District. Whether the canyon was already known as East Canon is unknown.
Only three wells were drilled in this canyon, the first in 1899.