Location: Los Angeles County, about 10 miles north of Azusa, 42 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

Distance: 7 miles round trip on trail and cross-country

Gain: 1800'

Time: 3-4 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, moderate

Navigation: Easy

Leader Rating: "O", normal conditions

Original: John Linden, January 1968

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• From the intersection of I-210 and Azusa Avenue (SR 39), drive north on Azusa Avenue about 18.2 miles to a wide paved parking area on the left. Park here. This is about 0.2 mile before the Coldbrook Ranger Station and Campground.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• From the parking area (3280'), a trail starts at the north end of the parking lot.
• Hike up this trail about 3 miles to a saddle just north of Smith Mountain (4240').
• There may be a sign here reading "San Gabriel Wilderness".
• Leave the trail on the left and follow a use trail south along a firebreak up to the summit.