Location: Los Angeles County, about 3 miles north of Altadena, 31 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: Los Angeles and Vicinity

Forest Service: Angeles National Forest

USGS Topo: Mount Wilson 7½, Pasadena 7½

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

Nearby Peaks: Mount Markham, San Gabriel Peak

Distance: 3 miles round trip on road and trail

Gain: 500'

Time: 1 1/2 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, easy

Navigation: Easy

Leader Rating: "O", normal conditions

Original: Warren E. von Pertz, February 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 2.3 miles to the saddle (commonly called Eaton Saddle) between San Gabriel Peak and Occidental Peak. There is a parking area and a permanently closed gate on the right. Park here without blocking the gate.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• From the parking area (5100'), pass the gate and hike up the road, through a tunnel built in 1942, about 1/2 mile to a saddle (commonly called Markham Saddle). This is the turnoff for San Gabriel Peak.
• From Markham Saddle take a trail (12W14) on the left. Follow it to a saddle between Mount Markham and Mount Lowe. This is the turnoff for Mount Markham.
• Continue south on the trail about 200 yards to a trail junction.
• Turn right (northwest) and follow this trail up to the summit where you will find a bench and an equestrian hitching-rack.