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** Use at Your Own Risk **
10I |
Mount Hillyer |
6200'+
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Location: Los Angeles County, about 14 miles north of Monrovia, 43 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 JPG file - Approximately 520K | |
| 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: 1.5 miles round trip on trail
- Gain: 300'
- Time: 1 hour round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy
Original: Warren E. von Pertz, February 1969
DRIVING ROUTE 1
- From the intersection of Angeles Crest Highway and I-210, drive north on Angeles Crest Highway for 26.5 miles to the intersection with Sulphur Springs Road (Three Points). Turn left (north).
- Drive 2.8 miles to a parking area on the left side of the road. Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 1
- From the parking area, hike southwest on an old dirt road which becomes a trail.
- Follow this trail south up to the summit which is just before the trail turns left and goes downhill.
- The register is located in a pile of rocks off to the right just before this point.
ROUTE 2
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)- Distance: 6 miles round trip on trail
- Gain: 900'
- Time: 3 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy
Original: Brent Washburne, April 1989
DRIVING ROUTE 2
- From the intersection of Angeles Crest Highway and I-210, drive north on Angeles Crest Highway for just under 26 miles to the entrance to the Chilao Flats Visitor Center. Turn left (west).
- Drive 0.5 mile past the Visitor Center to a parking area at the Silver Moccasin Trail, 11W06. Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 2
- From the parking area (5240'), hike north 1 1/2 miles on the trail to where it goes through Horse Flats Campground.
- Continue on this faint trail as it goes west and then north up to the summit.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
The summit is the southernmost of the two 6200' contours on the topo despite the fact that elevation 6162', 0.3 mile to the northeast, is shown on the topo as the summit.
History of Summit Signature
Climbing Archives
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