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** Use at Your Own Risk **
14A |
Waterman Mountain |
8038' |
Location: Los Angeles County, about 14 miles north of Azusa, 49 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
| Auto Club | Los Angeles and Vicinity |
| Forest Service | Angeles National Forest |
| USGS Topo | Waterman Mountain 7½ |
| Official HPS Maps | TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO! |
| Viewable PDF file - Approximately 4.4 megs | |
| GPX file or Google Earth KML file to download to GPS units and other map software (How to use GPX and KML files) | |
| Routes as shown on CalTopo using the above files (How to use CalTopo) |
Nearby Peaks: Twin Peaks
ROUTE 1
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)- Distance: 6 miles round trip on trail
- Gain: 1200'
- Time: 3-4 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, moderate
Original: Warren E. von Pertz, July 1969
DRIVING ROUTE 1
- From the intersection of I-210 and Angeles Crest Highway (SR 2), drive north on Angeles Crest Highway 9.5 miles to Angeles Forest Highway. Keep straight.
- Continue about 4.5 miles to the junction with the Mount Wilson Road at the Red Box Ranger Station. Keep straight.
- Continue 19.8 miles farther on Angeles Crest Highway to a parking area on the left, just past the Mt. Waterman ski lift. Park here. There is a restroom just below the road at Buckhorn Ranger Station.
HIKING ROUTE 1
- From the parking area (6740'), hike southeast along the road about 200' to a gated dirt road on the south side.
- Pass the gate and turn left (east) on a trail just past the gate.
- Follow the trail to a trail junction at 7720'. This is the turnoff for Twin Peaks.
- Keep right and follow the trail as it ascends to a saddle on the summit ridge.
- Leave the trail on the left (south) and go a few hundred feet to the summit. The rocks seen 1/4 mile to the north may look higher but are not.
ROUTE 2
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)- Distance: 13 miles round trip on trail
- Gain: 4050' total, 3050' out plus 1000' on return
- Time: 5-6 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, moderate
Original: Bob Thompson, March 1989 (edited 2009)
DRIVING ROUTE 2
- From the intersection of I-210 and Angeles Crest Highway (SR 2), drive north on Angeles Crest Highway 9.5 miles to Angeles Forest Highway. Keep straight.
- Continue about 4.5 miles to the junction with the Mount Wilson Road at the Red Box Ranger Station. Keep straight.
- Continue 13.5 miles farther on Angeles Crest Highway to the intersection with Sulphur Springs Road (Three Points). Turn left (north).
- Drive a short distance to a parking lot on the left with restrooms. Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 2
- From the parking area (5920'), the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) starts near the restroom. Follow it down the hill and across Angeles Crest Highway.
- It turns east and climbs a short distance to a trail fork. The PCT goes left. Go right.
- Follow this trail around the south side of Waterman Mountain until it reaches another fork (7000'). This is the turnoff for Twin Peaks.
- Keep left and continue to a third fork (7560') where you meet Route 1.
- Keep left again and follow the trail as it ascends to a saddle on the summit ridge.
- Leave the trail on the left (south) and go a few hundred feet to the summit. The rocks seen 1/4 mile to the north may look higher but are not.
ROUTE 2 NOTE
There are a variety of cross-country approaches to shorten the distance to the summit.
HISTORICAL NOTES
Robert Waterman originally named this peak Mount Lady Waterman after his wife, the first white woman to climb it. Later according to tradition in the Forest Service, the mountain was named for him. Waterman was active as a Forest Ranger 1904-1908, in the old San Gabriel Timberland Reserve.
History of Summit Signature
Climbing Archives
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