Location: Los Angeles County, about 10 miles north of Pasadena, 28 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: Los Angeles and Vicinity

Forest Service: Angeles National Forest

USGS Topo: Condor Peak 7½, Chilao Flat 7½

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

Nearby Peaks: Josephine Peak, Mount Lawlor

Distance: 6 miles round trip on trail

Gain: 2700'

Time: 5-6 hours round trip

Rating: Class 3, 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.
• Turn right and follow the trail northeast about 30 yards, then climb the use trail on your right to gain the ridge.
• Hike east up along the ridge passing a chalky buttress on the north side to the base of the summit.
• Here the trail becomes quite rocky with some class 3 climbing. The route here is marked by paint on the rocks. Follow this route up to the summit.