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** Use at Your Own Risk **
15F |
Sunset Peak |
5796' |
Location: Los Angeles County, about 8 miles north of Claremont, 45 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
| Auto Club | Los Angeles and Vicinity |
| Forest Service | Angeles National Forest |
| USGS Topos | Mount San Antonio 7½, Mt Baldy 7½ |
| Official HPS Maps | TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO! |
| Viewable JPG file - Approximately 780K | |
| 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) |
ROUTE 1
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)- Distance: 3 miles round trip on firebreak
- Gain: 1300'
- Time: 2 1/2 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy
Original: Warren E. von Pertz, 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 Glendora Ridge Road in Mt. Baldy Village. Turn left.
- Go about a mile to Cow Canyon Saddle, where a large lot is marked "No Parking". Continue slightly further on the road, then park on the south side.
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 (4523'), cross to the south side of the road and go up a firebreak to the summit.
It is also possible to hike the road to the summit, keeping left at a junction. This adds 2 miles each way to the hike. This route crosses private property. This route passes a locked and posted gate. If ownership has not changed, this card gives you permission to walk on the road.
ROUTE 2
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)- Distance: 7 miles round trip on fire road
- Gain: 1300'
- Time: 4 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy
Original: Jerry Keating, June 2000
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 Glendora Ridge Road in Mt. Baldy Village. Turn left.
- Go about a mile to Cow Canyon Saddle.
- Continue 3.2 miles past Cow Canyon Saddle (parking for Route 1) to the west on Glendora Ridge Road to the junction with 2N07 on the left. 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
- From the parking area (4480'), walk around the locked gate and follow 2N07 for approximately 2 miles to where a side road appears on the left.
- Ignore the side road and continue upward on 2N07 until it reaches a junction atop a saddle (5560') directly south of the peak.
- Turn sharply left on a spur road and follow it to the summit.
HISTORICAL NOTE
There was once a fire lookout on the summit.
History of Summit Signature
Climbing Archives
Please report any corrections or changes to the Mountain Records Chair.