USE AT YOUR OWN RISK
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
ROUTE 3
(USFS Adventure Pass required)
- Distance: 6 miles round trip on trail
- Gain: 1100'
- Time: 4 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, moderate
- Navigation: Easy
Original: Warren E. von Pertz, October 1968
DRIVING ROUTE 3
- From the intersection of I-210 and Angeles Crest Highway, drive north
on Angeles Crest Highway for about 46 miles to a parking area just past Dawson
Saddle. Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 3
- From the parking area (7920'), cross to the south side of the road to
where a trail begins. Hike up this trail to a trail junction northeast of
Throop Peak.
- Turn left and follow the trail to the
saddle northeast of Mount Hawkins. Here there is a trail heading southwest
along the ridge.
- Turn left and follow this trail up to the summit.