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

Maps

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.