Location: Los Angeles County, about 9 miles north of La Cañada-Flintridge, 53 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: Los Angeles and Vicinity

Forest Service: Angeles National Forest

USGS Topo: Condor Peak 7½, Sunland 7½

HPS: Route(s), waypoints and explanation of usage (Older version)

Nearby Peaks: Mount Gleason, Condor Peak, Fox Mountain #2

Distance: 15 miles round trip on trail, road, and cross-country

Gain: 3800'

Time: 8-9 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, strenuous

Original: Paul A. Lipsohn, May 1974

DRIVING ROUTE 2

• From the intersection of Mt. Gleason Avenue and Foothill Boulevard in Sunland, drive north on Mount Gleason, which becomes Big Tujunga Canyon Road, about 5 miles to Upper Trail Canyon Road on the left. Turn left.
• Follow this road to a large parking area and a locked gate. Park here.

HIKING ROUTE 2

• From the parking area, hike up Trail Canyon Trail (13W03) 5 miles and 3000' gain, passing Tom Lucas Campground, to where the trail meets the Condor Peak Trail between Iron Mountain #2 and Condor Peak.
• Turn left (northwest), passing a water tank, and hike 1/2 mile farther on a dirt road, past a gate, to a road fork.
• Turn left (west) and go 0.1 mile to a saddle where the road curves around to the north side of the ridge.
• Leave the road here and climb a firebreak west 0.8 mile and 400' gain to the summit.