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Location: Los Angeles County, about 1 1/4 miles north of Mount Wilson, 33 miles from Los Angeles

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Auto Club: Los Angeles and Vicinity

Forest Service: Angeles National Forest

USGS Topo: Mount Wilson 7½

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

Nearby Peaks: Mount Wilson

Distance: 2 miles round trip cross-country

Gain: 200'

Time: 1 1/2 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, easy

Original: Warren E. von Pertz, March 1968

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• From the intersection of I-210 and Angeles Crest Highway (SR 2), go north on Angeles Crest Highway 14 miles to the junction at Red Box. Turn right on Mount Wilson Road.
• Go 3.8 miles to a large parking area, mostly barricaded by boulders, on the left side of the road 200' before a driveway into a TV transmitter site. Park here.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• From the parking area, walk across the road. Look for a faint use trail leading up to the start of the transmitter site's fence.
• The fence can be followed generally westward to the end of the transmitter site, or a more natural use trail that appears to the right and down may be taken.
• At the end of the transmitter site, cross the helipad and follow a use trail along the ridge to the summit.

Distance: 2 miles round trip cross-country

Gain: 840'

Time: 2 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, easy

Original: Charlie Knapke

DRIVING ROUTE 2

• From the intersection of I-210 and Angeles Crest Highway (SR 2), go north on Angeles Crest Highway 14 miles to the junction at Red Box. Turn right on Mount Wilson Road.
• Go 2.3 miles to a large parking area on the right side of the road at Eaton Saddle. Park here.

HIKING ROUTE 2

• From the parking area, hike south up the ridge over two small bumps and on to the summit.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

Do not attempt to park between the two parking areas described in this guide. Do not attempt to climb the steep slope directly below the summit as loose stones may fall down onto the road below.

Note that Route 2 is now overgrown and indistinct. Route 1 is a much easier approach.

HISTORICAL NOTES

This peak is located near the western end of what was formerly known as Knifeblade Ridge. In earlier days it was known as Precipio Peak, since it stood directly above Precipio (later Eaton) Canyon. About 1915, a group of students from Occidental College constructed a trail to the summit from Mount Wilson. In recognition of their efforts, Rush Charlton, then Supervisor of the Angeles National Forest, named the peak for their school.

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