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

Distance: 3/4 mile one way on road and firebreak

Gain: 200'

Time: 1/2 hour one way

Rating: Class 1

Original: Warren E. von Pertz and Al Campbell, March 1968

DRIVING ROUTE 2

• See the Mount Disappointment guide or the San Gabriel Peak guide.

HIKING ROUTE 2

• From the trail junction between Mount Disappointment and San Gabriel Peak (5800'-), walk northwest down the paved road less then 1/2 mile to saddle 5550'.
• Leave the road and hike west up a steep firebreak and ridge to the summit.

NOTE

If you are returning the same way, there is about 400' gain back to the trail junction.