** Use at Your Own Risk **
14J |
Ross Mountain |
7402' |
Location: Los Angeles County, about 16 miles north of Claremont, 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 Baden-Powell
ROUTE 1
(USFS Adventure Pass required)- Distance: 13.5 miles round trip on trail and cross-country
- Gain: 4800' total, 2800' out plus 2000' on return
- Time: 8-10 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, very strenuous
- Navigation: Moderate
Original: Fred Hoeptner and Paul A. Lipsohn, February 1968
DRIVING ROUTE 1
- From the intersection of I-210 and Angeles Crest Highway, drive north on Angeles Crest Highway for about 51 miles to a large parking area on the right side of the road at Vincent Gap. Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 1
- The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) starts at the west end of the parking lot.
- From the parking lot (6593'), hike up the trail through many switchbacks to a junction where the PCT goes to the right.
- Keep left and follow the trail a short distance up to the summit of Baden-Powell.
- Hike south down the ridge from here through a level area at about 8300'.
- Continue south down over elevation 7407'.
- Go over another bump and out to elevation 7402' which is the summit.
ROUTE 2
(USFS Adventure Pass required)- Distance: 14 miles round trip on trail and cross-country
- Gain: 4000' total, 1600' out plus 2400' on return
- Time: 8-10 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, very strenuous
- Navigation: Moderate
Original: Bob Thompson
DRIVING ROUTE 2
- 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 2
- From the parking area (7920'), cross to the south side of the road to where trail begins.
- Hike up this trail to where it meets the PCT just east of Throop Peak.
- Turn left and follow it east past Mount Burnham about 2 miles to a junction just below the summit of Baden-Powell.
- Continue from here as in Route 1.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
The peak is in the Sheep Mountain Wilderness. At this time, no permit is required.
HISTORICAL NOTE
The first scheduled climb was June 20, 1964.
History of Summit Signature
Climbing Archives
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Hundred Peaks Section, Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club
Published 21-May-2006
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