Hi Vista, California | |
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 The Sanctuary Adventist Church | |
  Hi Vista, California  Hi Vista, California | |
| Coordinates:34°44′06″N117°46′38″W / 34.73500°N 117.77722°W /34.73500; -117.77722[1] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County |  Los Angeles |
| Elevation | 933 m (3,061 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code | 661 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1660742[1] |
Hi Vista (orHi-Vista) is anunincorporated community in northeasternLos Angeles County,California,United States.
Hi Vista is located in theAntelope Valley, in the southwestern part of theMojave Desert. This area is referred to as the "High Desert" due to its altitude.Edwards Air Force Base is located 22 miles (35 km) to the north,Adelanto is 31 miles (50 km) to the east,Lake Los Angeles is 11 miles (18 km) to the south, and Lancaster is 21 miles (34 km) to the west.
Hi-Vista was founded about 1930 and named by the wife of the developer for its views of the San Bernardino and the Sierra Madres.[2] Hi-Vista was formerly known for its spring wildflower celebrations.[3][4] For example, in 1933, after a lunch and educational talk sponsored by the Hi-Vista Improvement Association, visitors would be able to see "coreopsis, hyacinth, lupine, purple sage, aster, primrose, heliotrope, larkspur, wild rhubarb and wild onion plant."[5] The 1964 event was expected to show 150 kinds of flowers, as well as have "a ham dinner and turtle (tortoise) racing."[6]
In 1985 Space Ordnance Systems requested permission to burn industrial waste, including magnesium and Teflon, near Hi-Vista, but residents protested, arguing that the fumes would make them sick and endanger the schoolchildren atWilsona.[7]
Calvary Baptist Church in Hi Vista was used as afilming location forQuentin Tarantino'sKill Bill films, Vol. I & II (2003, 2004), as well as the music video for "Road to Nowhere" byTalking Heads.
Hi Vista is home toSaddleback Butte State Park, Butte Valley Wildflower Sanctuary, and The Kill Bill Church. The Phacelia Wildlife Sanctuary, operated by Los Angeles County, was dedicated in 1961.[8][9] Plant life at the sanctuary includes "creosote bush scrub [and] small Joshua trees," and zebra-tailed lizards and roadrunners are just two of the many animals.[9]
Local students now attendEastside High School inLancaster, about 20 miles (32 km) to the west-southwest, rather thanLittlerock High School inLittlerock, which was nearly 30 miles (48 km) southwest.
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