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14G |
Throop Peak |
9138' |
Location: Los Angeles County, about 15 miles north of Glendora, 66 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 Hawkins, Mount Burnham
ROUTE 1
(USFS Adventure Pass required)- Distance: 4 miles round trip on trail
- Gain: 1200'
- Time: 3 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy
- Navigation: Easy
Original: Fred Hoeptner and Paul A. Lipsohn, February 1968
DRIVING ROUTE 1
- From the intersection of I-210 and Angeles Crest Highway (SR 2), drive north on Angeles Crest Highway 44.8 miles to Dawson Saddle. Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 1
- From the parking area (7920'), cross to the south side of the road to where trail begins.
- Hike up this trail to about 8600'. At this point the trail leaves the ridge to the left.
- Leave the trail at this point and continue up to the summit.
ROUTE 2
From Mount Hawkins(USFS Adventure Pass required)
- Distance: 1.0 mile one way
- Gain: 300'
- Time: 3/4 hour one way
- Rating: Class 1, easy
- Navigation: Easy
Original: Howland Bailey, July 1984
DRIVING ROUTE 2
- See Mount Hawkins.
HIKING ROUTE 2
- From Mount Hawkins, hike northeast on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) 3/4 mile to where the trail begins to contour around Throop Peak.
- Leave the trail and go up the ridge to the summit.
ALTERNATE ROUTES
The peak can also be climbed from Mount Burnham via the PCT.
HISTORICAL NOTES
The peak is named for Amos G. Throop, who in 1891 founded Throop University in Pasadena, which later became the California Institute of Technology.
History of Summit Signature
Climbing Archives
Please report any corrections or changes to the Mountain Records Chair.
Hundred Peaks Section, Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club
Published 22-December-2005
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