** Use at Your Own Risk **
16J |
Mount Harwood |
9552' |
Location: Los Angeles County, about 13 miles north of Upland, 48 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
- Auto Club: Los Angeles and Vicinity
- Forest Service: Angeles National Forest
- USGS Topo: Mount San Antonio 7½, Telegraph Peak 7½
- HPS: Route(s), waypoints and explanation of usage
Nearby Peaks: Mount San Antonio
ROUTE 1
(USFS Adventure Pass required)- Distance: 13 miles round trip on road, trail, and cross-country
- Gain: 3400'
- Time: 5-6 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, moderate
Original: Brent Washburne, January 1991
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 about 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 left (northwest) and follow a road up a ridge to where it becomes a trail.
- Follow this trail up the Devils Backbone to about 9200' where the trail begins to pass Mount Harwood on the left (south) side.
- Leave the trail here on the right and go cross-country up the slope to the summit.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Do not hike up the slope beneath the ski lift. This is not legal.
The Devils Backbone trail can be dangerous in winter months.
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Hundred Peaks Section, Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club
Published 8-August-2005
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