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See the Retired Peak Guides in the Archives for Microsoft Word and other versions of this peak guide.
Location: Los Angeles County, about 14 miles north-northeast of Pasadena, 34 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
Auto Club | Los Angeles and Vicinity |
Forest Service | Angeles National Forest |
USGS Topo | Chilao Flat 7½ |
Official HPS Maps |
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| Viewable PDF file - Approximately 1.8 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: Iron Mountain #3, Round Top, Granite Mountain #1
Printable version of this route
ROUTE 1
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)
- Distance: 6.25 mile round trip on road and cross-country
- Gain: 1800'
- Time: 3 hour round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy
- Navigation: Easy
Original: Charlie Knapke, December 1996
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 9.9 miles to the entrance to Monte Cristo Campground on the right.
Paid parking is available inside the campground at campsites (they no longer
have a day use lot), or park outside the campground on SR2 at no charge. Off highway
parking is available just north of the entrance, or approximately 1/8 mile south.
HIKING ROUTE 1
- Immediately left just inside the campground take dirt road 2N23 just past the gate.
- Go about 1.6 miles to a fork with 4N18 past the Black Cargo Mine, and as you approach
the Monte Cristo Mine. Stay left as you switchback up hill toward Rabbit Peak.
- Continue on this road for 1.05 miles, past a power line tower, to a prominent gully. Leave
the road here.
- From the bottom of the gully (4700'), contour south along a steep
slope for about 50 meters, then ascend to meet Rabbit's south
ridge at about the 4800' contour. Various use trails from the road access the ridge.
- Hike up the old firebreak about 1/3 mile to the summit.
Note: This route was previously a partial drive-up, until the gate was locked and closed
to vehicles. 1 3/4 miles longer than Route 2, it avoids a steep cross-country ridge by staying on
the road.
Printable version of this route
ROUTE 2
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)
- Distance: 4 1/2 miles round trip on road and cross-country
- Gain: 1800'
- Time: 3 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, moderate
- Navigation: Intermediate
Original: Warren E. von Pertz, June 1969
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 9.4 miles to the entrance to Monte Cristo Campground on the right.
Turn right and park in the campground at a daily fee, or park outside
the campground on SR 2 at no charge.
HIKING ROUTE 2
- From the parking area (3560'), hike up the dirt road (3N23) described in the
Route 1 instructions for slightly less than 1 mile
to where it crosses the ridge coming down
south from the summit.
- Leave the road here and go about 0.6 mile up a firebreak
to meet a road (Route 1 hikes this road, 4N18).
- Go left and hike about 0.3 mile up this road to the gully
(mentioned in Route 1).
- Continue to the summit as directed in Route 1.
ALTERNATE ROUTES
Rabbit is often climbed as part of a loop trip with Granite
Peak #1, Round Top, and Iron
Mountain #3. This loop can be done in either a clockwise or
counter-clockwise direction. This is a full day trip.
Please report any corrections or changes to the
Mountain Records Chair.
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