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

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.