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Location: San Bernardino County, about 12 miles north of Upland, 45 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: Thunder Mountain, Telegraph Peak

Distance: 10 miles round trip on trail

Gain: 3300'

Time: 5-6 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, moderate

Navigation: Easy

Original: Warren E. von Pertz, March 1968

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 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 1

• From the parking area (5000'), trail 7W07 starts just to the right of an old building foundation. Hike up this trail about 3/4 mile to a trail junction with the Chapman Trail.
• Continue straight up the canyon past Columbine Spring to another junction with the Chapman Trail.
• Turn right and follow the trail up to Icehouse Saddle. It is also possible to take the Chapman Trail. It adds about 1 1/2 miles the hike to Icehouse Saddle. There are a number of trails at the saddle.
• Take the first one to the left and follow it about a mile to where it crosses a ridge on the west side of Timber Mountain.
• Leave the trail (there may be a duck) and hike east up the ridge to the summit.

Distance: 3 miles round trip from Telegraph Peak

Gain: 1500' total, 500' out plus 1000' on return

Time: 1 1/2-2 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, strenuous with Telegraph Peak

Navigation: Easy

Original: Warren E. von Pertz, March 1968

DRIVING ROUTE 2

• See the Telegraph Peak guide.

HIKING ROUTE 2

• See the Telegraph Peak guide.
• From the summit of Telegraph Peak, follow the trail back to the trail junction.
• Turn left and follow this trail into a saddle north-northwest of Timber Mountain. Continue along the trail to the top of the ridge west of the summit.
• Leave the trail, there may be a duck, and hike east up the ridge to the summit.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

Timber Mountain is in the Cucamonga Wilderness. A permit is required. Call the USFS Visitors Center in Baldy Village (909) 982-2829 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Tuesday through Sunday for a permit or write to:

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