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Location: Los Angeles County, about 4 miles north of Mount Wilson, 35 miles from Los Angeles, 19 miles from La Cañada-Flintridge
Maps
Auto Club | Los Angeles and Vicinity |
Forest Service | Angeles National Forest |
USGS Topo | Chilao Flat 7½ |
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Nearby Peaks: Mount Lawlor
ROUTE 3
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)
- Distance: 6 miles round trip on old road
- Gain: 1000'
- Time: 4 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, moderate
- Route: Heavy brush
Original: Dick Akawie, March 1973
DRIVING ROUTE 3
- 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 3
- 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.
- Ignore the junction and continue to follow the old
roadbed (very brushy at times) up to the top of the ridge where it meets a
good road.
- Follow the old road east a short distance to where a large green steel water
tank comes into view. The register is on the flat area about 50 yards
south of the water tank
and up a slight rise to the left of the continuing old road bed.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
This route may be badly overgrown by brush.
NOTE: A heliport is located approximately ½ mile east of the Barley Flats
summit. The heliport is an active air rescue station with regular
helicopter takeoffs and landings. At the request of the LA County
Sheriff's Department and S&R personnel, for safety reasons, DO
NOT enter or approach the helipad area. This is the location of Air Rescue 5 and is fenced,
gated and posted.