Editing Moorpark, California (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Moorpark,_CA_landscape.jpg|thumb|left|Western Moorpark]]
Central Moorpark lies in a valley created by the [[Arroyo Simi]] river. It is situated on flatlands and mesas at the base of numerous hills. It is located immediately west of [[Simi Valley, California]].<ref name="McCormack, Don 1999 Page 107" /><ref name="McCormack, Don 1999 Page 108" />

The city is divided by [[California State Route 118|Highway 118]], locally known as Los Angeles Avenue. Old Town Moorpark (Downtown) is located north of Route 118. Many newer residential communities can be found south of Route 118.<ref name="McCormack, Don 1999 Page 107"/>

===Neighborhoods===
* Downtown is on High Street at the historic center of the city.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Harris|first=Mike|date=September 2, 2021|title=Moorpark City Council temporarily bans new retail chain stores on main downtown street|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/moorpark/2021/09/02/moorpark-temporarily-bans-new-retail-chain-stores-downtown-street/5649422001/|access-date=September 3, 2021|newspaper=Ventura County Star|language=en-US}}</ref> The pepper trees that line High Street were planted by Robert Poindexter who was responsible for the plotting and mapping of the town. This area also features the High Street Arts Center (a performing arts center operated by the City of Moorpark), and various restaurants and businesses.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cox|first=Christina|date=September 18, 2020|title=High Street Station clears commission|url=https://www.mpacorn.com/articles/high-street-station-clears-commission/|access-date=September 19, 2020|work=Moorpark Acorn}}</ref>
* The Peach Hill and Mountain Meadows neighborhoods are south of the [[Arroyo Simi]]. [[Moorpark High School]] is in this area, as well as many parks, including the Arroyo Vista Park and Recreation Center, the city's largest park. This area contains a large part of the city's population as over 75 percent of homes in Moorpark were constructed after 1980 here and in other new projects.<ref name="McCormack, Don 1999 Page 107"/>
* Campus Park is named for Moorpark College. An additional substantial development is occurring to the north of the existing city, in the area of the Moorpark Country Club.

===Climate===
Like much of the [[Greater Los Angeles Area]], Moorpark has a Subtropical-Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification [[Csb climate|Csb]] on the coast, [[Csb climate|Csb]] inland), and receives just enough annual precipitation to avoid either Köppen's [[BSh]] or [[BSk]] (semi-arid climate) classification.
{{Weather box
|location = Moorpark, California
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 92
|Feb record high F = 92
|Mar record high F = 96
|Apr record high F = 105
|May record high F = 102
|Jun record high F = 106
|Jul record high F = 105
|Aug record high F = 105
|Sep record high F = 109
|Oct record high F = 108
|Nov record high F = 99
|Dec record high F = 99
|Jan high F = 69
|Feb high F = 69
|Mar high F = 71
|Apr high F = 74
|May high F = 75
|Jun high F = 77
|Jul high F = 81
|Aug high F = 83
|Sep high F = 82
|Oct high F = 79
|Nov high F = 74
|Dec high F = 69
|Jan low F = 41
|Feb low F = 43
|Mar low F = 44
|Apr low F = 46
|May low F = 50
|Jun low F = 53
|Jul low F = 57
|Aug low F = 56
|Sep low F = 55
|Oct low F = 50
|Nov low F = 44
|Dec low F = 41
|Jan record low F = 25
|Feb record low F = 26
|Mar record low F = 25
|Apr record low F = 30
|May record low F = 35
|Jun record low F = 37
|Jul record low F = 38
|Aug record low F = 40
|Sep record low F = 40
|Oct record low F = 32
|Nov record low F = 28
|Dec record low F = 25
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.7
|Feb precipitation inch = 5.0
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.7
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.8
|May precipitation inch = 0.3
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.1
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.0
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.0
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.2
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.7
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.4
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.5
|source 1 = [[The Weather Channel (United States)|The Weather Channel]].<ref name=climate>{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USCA0728
|title=MONTHLY AVERAGES for Moorpark, CA |publisher=[[The Weather Channel (United States)|The Weather Channel]]|access-date=September 4, 2008 }}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}

===Ecology===
[[Mountain lions]] occasionally come down from the hills and wander through the city.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mason |first=Dave |date=May 23, 2024 |title=Mountain lions and bears, oh my. Wildlife in Moorpark, Santa Paula put public on alert |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2024/05/23/mountain-lion-seen-in-moorpark-bear-in-santa-paula/73829084007/ |access-date=2024-05-28 |newspaper=Ventura County Star}}</ref>