USE AT YOUR OWN RISK
Location: Los Angeles County, about 4 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 Deception, San Gabriel Peak
ROUTE 2
(USFS Adventure Pass required)
- Distance: 6 miles round trip on paved road
- Gain: 1300'
- Time: 2 1/2 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy
Original: Warren E. von Pertz, March 1968
DRIVING ROUTE 2
HIKING ROUTE 2
- From the parking area (4760'), pass the gate and hike up 2N52 about 2
miles to saddle 5550'. This is the turnoff for Mount
Deception.
- Continue on 2N52 another 3/4 mile and 400' gain to a
road fork between San Gabriel Peak and Mount
Disappointment (5800'-).
- Turn right and follow the road up to the summit.
The register is in a pile of rocks at the far end of a large concrete pad.