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Location: Los Angeles County, about 17 miles north of Glendora, 60 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: Los Angeles and Vicinity

Forest Service: Angeles National Forest

USGS Topo: Crystal Lake 7½

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

Distance: 1 mile round trip on use trail

Gain: 500'

Time: 1/2 hour 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), 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. Keep straight.
• Continue 30.5 miles to Dawson Saddle. There is a highway maintenance building on the left (north) side of the road, and the road starts downhill at this point. Park here.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• From the parking area (7901'), the trail to Lewis starts up a steep bank adjacent to the west side of the maintenance building.
• Hike up it to the top of a ridge and then continue north along the ridge to the summit.

NATURAL HISTORICAL NOTE

A fine forest of Jeffrey pines provides shade all the way. There are excellent views of the Antelope Valley from the summit area.

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