USE AT YOUR OWN RISK
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 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.
