Location: San Bernardino County, about 4 miles south of Wrightwood, 84 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: Los Angeles and Vicinity

Forest Service: Angeles National Forest

USGS Topo: Mount San Antonio 7½

HPS: Route(s), waypoints and explanation of usage

Nearby Peaks: Wright Mountain, Pine Mountain #1

Distance: 5 1/2 miles round trip cross-country

Gain: 2600' total, 1900' out plus 700' on return

Time: 5 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, moderate

Navigation: Easy

Original: Bernie Petitjean, March 1968

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• Go east on I-10 to I-15.
• Go north on I-15 to SR 138. Turn left (west).
• Go west on SR 138 to the junction with SR 2. Turn left.
• Go southwest on SR 2 through Wrightwood and 4 miles further to the junction with N4. Keep left on SR 2.
• Go 1.8 miles farther to a large parking area on both sides of the road. At the beginning of the left parking area is the Blue Ridge Road (dirt). Take this road. Note your odometer and go as follows:
• At 0.3 mile, fork. Keep right.
• At 1.4 miles, fork at a ski run. Keep left.
• At 2.4 miles, Blue Ridge Campground (pavement ends).
• At 5.1 miles, Guffy Campground on the left. Keep right and go through a gate.
• At 5.6 miles, fork. Keep left.
• At 7.2 miles, the road swings left around a ridge with a parking area on the right. Park here. This is also the trailhead for Wright Mountain and Pine Mountain #1.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• From the parking area (8310'), follow the obvious trail (quite steep in spots) over several bumps to Pine Mountain #1, which is just to the left of the trail.
• Continue on trail past the summit of Pine Mountain #1 and go down to the saddle between Pine Mountain #1 and Dawson Peak.
• Continue up to Dawson Peak. It is to the left of the trail. Leave the trail when it starts down to the Dawson-Baldy saddle.