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** Use at Your Own Risk **
10G |
Iron Mountain #3 |
5040'+ |
Location: Los Angeles County, about 13 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 | TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO! |
| 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: Rabbit Peak #1, Round Top, Granite Peak #1
ROUTE 1
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)- Distance: 5 1/2 miles round trip, road and cross-country
- Gain: 1800'
- Time: 3-4 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy
Original: Warren E. von Pertz, June 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 9.9 miles to the entrance to Monte Cristo Campground on the right. Parking is available on the highway just outside the campground. Free day use parking inside the campground is no longer available.
HIKING ROUTE 1
- Hike immediately left inside the campground (after crossing the creek) past the locked gate on dirt road 3N23.
- Go about 1.6 miles to a fork near the Black Cargo Mine.
- At the fork, switchback sharply to the right (east) and up the sometimes steep road toward the ridge north of Iron Mountain.
- As you approach the ridge, leave the road and gain the ridge as convenient (avoiding the brush), potentially on a use trail. Alternatively, a seldom used dirt road to the left (north) as you approach the ridge goes away from the peak, and up to the use trail on the ridge. On the ridge, follow the use trail south to the summit.
ROUTE 2
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)- Distance: 3 1/2 miles round trip on firebreak
- Gain: 1800'
- Time: 2 1/2 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy
- Navigation: Easy
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. Park on the highway. The campground no longer has a day use lot. The campground has restrooms.
HIKING ROUTE 2
- Enter the campground, crossing the creek and then immediately left to a locked gate on dirt road 3N23. Approximately 50 yards (+/-) past the gate, find an opening on the right that leads northeast to the top of the ridge.
- Hike through minor brush up to the top of the ridge to find an old firebreak. Follow this open firebreak for 1 mile east, then southeast, then east again to meet a steep road at a sharp turn in the road.
- Turn right and follow this road generally southeast for 0.3 mile to a northeast trending ridge.
- Hike 0.3 mile up this open ridge to the summit.
ALTERNATE ROUTES
Iron is often climbed as part of a loop trip with Granite Peak #1, Round Top, and Rabbit Peak #1. This loop can be done in either a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction. This is a full day trip. Caution: If hiking in a counter-clockwise direction, a one mile section just prior to Round Top involves approximately 1700' gain.
History of Summit Signature
Climbing Archives
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