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** Use at Your Own Risk **
10C |
Pacifico Mountain |
7124' |
Location: Los Angeles County, about 10 miles south-southwest of Littlerock, 49 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
| Auto Club | Los Angeles and Vicinity |
| Forest Service | Angeles National Forest |
| USGS Topos | Pacifico Mountain 7½, Chilao Flat 7½, Waterman Mountain 7½ |
| Official HPS Maps | TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO! |
| Viewable JPG file - Approximately 1.5 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) |
ROUTE 1
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)- Distance: 12.6 miles round trip on road
- Gain: 2600'
- Time: 5-6 hours
- Rating: Class 1, easy
Original: Warren E. von Pertz, February 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. Turn left (north).
- Go 14.2 miles to Mill Creek Summit. Turn right (east) onto 3N17. Just prior to the gate, turn right to the large parking area. Park here. This was previously a drive up to the campground, but has now (2018) been closed for a number of years.
HIKING ROUTE 1
- Go 4.7 miles up the road to a road fork with "Pacifico Road" on the left. Turn left.
- Go 1.6 miles up this road to the campground on top of the mountain.
- The register is hidden on top of a rock outcropping. It is not on the highest point.
ROUTE 2
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)- Distance: 12 miles round trip on trail and cross-country
- Gain: 2200'
- Time: 5-6 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, moderate
Original: Brent Washburne, March 1989
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. Turn left (north).
- Go 14.2 miles to Mill Creek Summit. Park here at the picnic area on the east side of the highway.
HIKING ROUTE 2
- From the parking area (4900'), hike east on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) about 2.5 miles to where it comes out on a dirt road.
- Turn right and follow the road up about 1/4 mile to where the PCT leaves it on the left.
- Turn left (east) on the PCT and follow it to a saddle 1/2 mile west of the peak where it meets another road.
- Leave the trail and go straight up the slope to the summit.
ROUTE 3 - Pacific Crest Trail
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)- Distance: 9.5 miles round trip on trail and cross-country
- Gain: 2300' total, 2000' out plus 300' on return
- Time: 4-5 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, moderate
- Navigation: Intermediate
Original: George Wysup, August 2008
DRIVING ROUTE 3
- From the intersection of I-210 and Angeles Crest Highway (SR 2), drive north on Angeles Crest Highway 28.2 miles to Sulphur Springs Road on the left. At this junction (also known as Three Points) turn left. Note your odometer and go as follows:
- At 2.8 miles, a parking area on the left side of the road. This is the parking spot for Mount Hillyer. Continue straight.
- At 3.9 miles, Alder Saddle and a fork. Go right on 5N04.
- At 4.9 miles, a parking area on the right. Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 3
- From the parking area (5320'), walk back on the road (west) about 100 yards to the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT).
- Follow the PCT west for about 4.2 miles to a flat area NNE of the Pacifico summit.
- Hike SE then SW along a gentle, forested ridge to the summit (approximately one half mile).
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