Simi Valley highlight
Proximity to Santa Susana Mountains
An east-west mountain range with a highest peak of 3,747 feet at Oat Mountain, spanning Ventura and Los Angeles counties just north of Simi Valley.
The Santa Susana Mountains form an east-west range that rises directly north of Simi Valley, separating it from the Santa Clara River Valley. The range spans both Ventura and Los Angeles counties and includes Oat Mountain at 3,747 feet, the highest peak in the system, along with other significant peaks like Mission Point and Rocky Peak. State Route 118, known as the Ronald Reagan Freeway, passes through Santa Susana Pass at 1,200 feet of elevation and provides the main connection between Simi Valley and the San Fernando Valley.
The mountains support extensive recreation and conservation. The Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority manages over 75,000 acres of public parkland and open space in the region, with hiking trails and scenic areas accessible to Simi Valley residents. Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park preserves the historic Old Santa Susana Stage Road, a major mail and travel route from 1861 to 1876 that connected Los Angeles to the northern valleys, along with archaeological sites of Fernandeno and Chumash peoples.
Proximity to these mountains gives Simi Valley families year-round access to hiking, open-air recreation and natural landscape—the kind of health, activity and outdoor memory-making that stable households build around. Planning for the household's security, so that outdoor activities and family time can continue without disruption if income changes, is what term life insurance does best.