Location: San Bernardino County, about 10 miles north of Upland, 45 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: Los Angeles and Vicinity

Forest Service: Angeles National Forest

USGS Topo: Mt Baldy 7½, Cucamonga Peak 7½

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

Nearby Peaks: Ontario Peak, Bighorn Peak

Distance: 2 miles one way cross-country

Gain: 200' plus 2000' of loss (descending to the trailhead at Icehouse Canyon requires an additional 2000' of loss)

Time: 1 hour one way

Rating: Class 2, strenuous

Navigation: Moderate

Leader Rating: "I", normal conditions

Original: Warren E. von Pertz, July 1969

DRIVING ROUTE 2

• 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 two and a half miles (through Baldy Village) to a fork at Icehouse Canyon. Turn right.
• Go a short distance to a parking lot. 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 2

• See the Ontario Peak guide.
• From the summit of Ontario Peak, retrace your route to the very next rock outcropping. Continue another 50' and turn left down the hill picking up a ridge, which goes down to the saddle southeast of Sugarloaf Peak (6700').
• Go through the saddle and follow the ridge to the peak passing a false bump on the left.
• To descend Falling Rock Canyon, follow the reverse of Route 1 back to the parking lot.