Drivers rolling along the 60 Freeway through Jurupa Valley have long looked up to spot Eddy, the hulking steel mammoth perched on a hillside above the road. Now anyone, anywhere, can check in on him without leaving their couch, thanks to a new live camera trained on the 20-foot-tall landmark.
The webcam gives viewers, as the San Bernardino Sun put it, a closer look at Eddy the mammoth from wherever they happen to be. Eddy is a life-sized replica of a prehistoric and extinct Columbian mammoth, according to the Press Enterprise, and he stands on the hills of the Jurupa Mountains Discovery Center overlooking the freeway. Per the San Bernardino Sun, the camera was originally set up for security purposes in September 2026, and officials later realized the community might enjoy watching the view of their favorite hillside resident.
Miguel De Avila Diaz, public outreach specialist for the Jurupa Area Recreation and Park District, said Eddy is an iconic landmark and a symbol because he represents home, according to the San Bernardino Sun's report. The same account describes Eddy as a familiar and comforting sight that signals to travelers they are nearing home as they pass along the freeway corridor.
A Steel Giant Built By Hand In 2003
Eddy was constructed by artist Klaus Duebbert in 2003, and the Jurupa Mountains Discovery Center has described him as standing watch since that year, per the center's own account. The sculpture measures close to 20 feet tall and close to 35 feet in length, according to KVCR News, which reported that Duebbert built the mammoth out of mild steel in two separate halves before welding them together at the bottom of the hill. The whole process took over seven months, the station noted, and the finished sculpture now sits atop 40 tons of concrete with heavy ballast inside to keep it stable on the hillside.
The Jurupa Mountains Discovery Center, which owns the sculpture, is located just north of the 60 Freeway in Jurupa Valley. Eddy honors a pair of mammoth tusks that were found in the Mira Loma area of Jurupa Valley, according to the center.
A Birthday Tradition On The Hillside
Eddy turned 23 years old in August, and the center marked the occasion with a hillside gathering. Guests hiked up at sunset on Aug. 22 to sing Happy Birthday to the mammoth at the Jurupa Mountains Discovery Center, a tradition the Press Enterprise has chronicled as part of Eddy's standing as a regional landmark. The new live cam extends that same spirit of public affection to anyone with an internet connection, letting fans check in on Eddy without making the trip up the hill themselves.
