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** Use at Your Own Risk **
11B |
Strawberry Peak |
6164' |
Location: Los Angeles County, about 10 miles north of Pasadena, 28 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
| Auto Club | Los Angeles and Vicinity |
| Forest Service | Angeles National Forest |
| USGS Topos | Condor Peak 7½, Chilao Flat 7½ |
| Official HPS Maps | TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO! |
| Viewable JPG file - Approximately 940K | |
| 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: Josephine Peak, Mount Lawlor
ROUTE 1
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)- Distance: 6 miles round trip on trail
- Gain: 1500'
- Time: 4-5 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, moderate
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. Keep straight.
- Continue about 4.5 miles to the junction with the Mount Wilson Road at the Red Box Ranger Station. Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 1
- From the parking area (4600'), hike east along Angeles Crest Highway for 100', and go up the dirt road on the left (2N46) for about 3/4 mile to a trail junction on the left.
- Turn left and follow the trail about 1/4 mile to the top of a ridge coming up from Red Box Divide.
- Continue on the trail around the flanks of Lawlor to the saddle between Lawlor and Strawberry (5200'+).
- Here the trail starts down along the east side of the ridge. Leave it and ascend the use trail along the ridge to the summit.
ROUTE 2
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)- Distance: 6 miles round trip on trail
- Gain: 2700'
- Time: 5-6 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 3, moderate, climbing helmets required
Original: Warren E. von Pertz, February 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. Keep straight.
- Continue about 1.0 mile to the Colby Canyon trailhead parking area on the left. Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 2
- From the parking area (3500'), hike up the Colby Canyon Trail to where it meets the ridge at a water tank at about 4800'+. This is Josephine Saddle.
- Turn right and follow the trail northeast about 30 yards, then climb the use trail on your right to gain the ridge.
- Hike east up along the ridge passing a chalky buttress on the north side to the base of the summit.
- Here the trail becomes quite rocky with some class 3 climbing. The route here is marked by paint on the rocks. Follow this route up to the summit.
Note: HPS policy requires the possession and use of a climbing helmet on Class 3 terrain or where the hazard of rockfall is present.
History of Summit Signature
Climbing Archives
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