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Location: Los Angeles County, about 14 miles northeast Azusa, 47 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

Nearby Peaks: Middle Hawkins, Mount Hawkins, Mount Islip

Distance: 7 miles round trip on trail and road

Gain: 2000'

Time: 4-5 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, moderate

Navigation: Easy

Original: Warren E. von Pertz, July 1968

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• From I-210 and San Gabriel Canyon Road (SR 39) go north on SR 39 to Crystal Lake.
• Park in the day-use parking area near the trailhead to the Windy Gap Trail.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• From the parking area (5800'+), hike up the Windy Gap Trail to where it crosses dirt road 3N07 the second time. There may be a sign "S Hawkins Road 3N07, Hawkins Lookout 5". (This mileage is incorrect.)
• Turn right and follow the road up to a saddle (7440'+) just north of the summit. This is the turnoff for Middle Hawkins.
• Continue south on the road up to the summit. There was an old lookout tower on the summit.

ALTERNATE ROUTES

This peak can be combined with Mount Hawkins, Middle Hawkins, and Mount Islip for a loop trip in both directions based on the Crystal Lake Road head. The loop would use the road to South Mount Hawkins, the trail between South Mount Hawkins and the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) junction, the PCT between that junction and Windy Gap, and the Windy Gap trail between Windy Gap and the parking area in Crystal Lake Campground. This would be a strenuous trip.

NOTES

The Lookout on the summit was lovingly restored and operated by volunteers. It was burnt down in the Curve Fire in September, 2002.

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