Location: Los Angeles County, about 15 miles north-northeast of Glendora, 56 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: Mount Islip, South Mount Hawkins (LO), Middle Hawkins, Throop Peak

Distance: 8 miles round trip on trail

Gain: 2200'

Time: 4-5 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, moderate

Navigation: Easy

Original: Warren E. von Pertz, October 1968

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• From the intersection of I-210 and Angeles Crest Highway (SR 2), drive north on Angeles Crest Highway 39.5 miles (mile marker 64.1) to Islip Saddle. Park here.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• From the parking area (6600'), cross Angeles Crest Highway and go up the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT).
• Hike up the PCT to Little Jimmy Campground.
• Continue on the PCT past the campground to Windy Gap.
• Continue east on the PCT for 1.5 miles farther to saddle 8400', where a trail forks to the south. This is the turnoff for Middle Hawkins and South Mount Hawkins (LO).
• Take the left (east) fork, the PCT, up past bump 8800'+ and on to where the trail arrives on the ridge northeast of the summit.
• Here there is a fork heading southwest along the ridge. This is the turnoff for Throop Peak.
• Turn right and follow this trail up to the summit.