Location: Los Angeles County, about 10 miles north of Pasadena, 25 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: Los Angeles and Vicinity

Forest Service: Angeles National Forest

USGS Topo: Condor Peak 7½

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

Nearby Peaks: Strawberry Peak

Distance: 8 miles round trip on trail and road

Gain: 2100'

Time: 4-5 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, moderate

Original: Warren E. von Pertz, February 1969

DRIVING ROUTE 2

• From the intersection of I-210 and Angeles Crest Highway (SR 2), drive north on Angeles Crest Highway 9.5 miles to Angeles Forest Highway. Keep straight.
• Continue about 1.0 mile to the Colby Canyon trailhead parking area on the left. Park here.

HIKING ROUTE 2

• From the parking area (3500'), hike up the Colby Canyon Trail to where it meets the ridge at a water tank at about 4800'+. This is Josephine Saddle.
• The Josephine Peak Trail (an abandoned road) begins on the left just past the water tank. Follow this old road west to where it intersects another road at about 4900'.
• Turn right and follow the road up to the summit.