Location: Los Angeles County, about 12 miles north of Cucamonga, 48 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: Los Angeles and Vicinity

Forest Service: Angeles National Forest

USGS Topo: Telegraph Peak 7½, Mount San Antonio 7½

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

Nearby Peaks: Telegraph Peak, Timber Mountain

Distance: 11 miles round trip on road and trail

Gain: 2400 '

Time: 4-5 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, moderate

Original: Warren E. von Pertz, July 1969

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• Take the 210 freeway east to Baseline Road exit in the City of Claremont. Turn left (west) at the bottom of the off-ramp onto Baseline Road.
• Almost immediately, take the first right (north) onto Padua Ave.
• Go 1.8 miles north on Padua to the intersection with Mount Baldy Rd. Turn right (northeast).
• Take this road northeast and then north about seven miles to Mt. Baldy Village.
• Continue another four miles to the intersection with San Antonio Falls Road on the left (gated). Park here.

Note: There is a good parking lot for ridesharing in this area. To get there, after turning west on Baseline Road, continue past Padua Avenue a short distance to Mills Avenue. Turn north on Mills, and continue to Mt. Baldy Road. The parking lot is at the northeast corner of this intersection.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• From the parking area (6160'), pass the gate and hike up the road to Baldy Notch at the top of the ski lift.
• Turn right (southeast) and follow a road up to the summit.