USE AT YOUR OWN RISK
Location: Los Angeles County, about 5 miles north of Altadena, 30 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
- Auto Club: Los Angeles and Vicinity
- Forest Service: Angeles National Forest
- USGS Topo: Chilao Flat 7½, Mount Wilson 7½
- HPS:
Route(s),
waypoints and
explanation of usage
Nearby Peaks: Mount Disappointment, San Gabriel Peak
ROUTE 1
(USFS Adventure Pass required)
- Distance: 4 3/4 miles round trip on road and firebreak
- Gain: 1100'
- Time: 2 1/4 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy
Original: Warren E. von Pertz and Al Campbell, March 1968
DRIVING ROUTE 1
- 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 4.5 miles to the junction with the Mount Wilson Road
at the Red Box Ranger Station. Turn right.
- Drive 0.4 mile to a paved road (2N52) on the right. Park here. Do not
block the gate.
HIKING ROUTE 1
- From the parking area (4760'), hike up 2N52 about 2 miles to a saddle
at 5550'.
- Leave the road and hike west up a steep firebreak and ridge to
the summit.