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12A

Mount Deception

5796'
(UTM 974901)

Location: Los Angeles County, about 5 miles north of Altadena, 30 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto ClubLos Angeles and Vicinity
Forest ServiceAngeles National Forest
USGS ToposChilao Flat 7½, Mount Wilson 7½
Official HPS Maps TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO!
 Viewable JPG file - Approximately 630K
 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: Mount Disappointment, San Gabriel Peak

ROUTE 2

From Mount Disappointment and/or San Gabriel Peak
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)
Distance: 3/4 mile one way on road and firebreak
Gain: 200'
Time: 1/2 hour one way
Rating: Class 1

Original: Warren E. von Pertz and Al Campbell, March 1968

DRIVING ROUTE 2

HIKING ROUTE 2

NOTE

If you are returning the same way, there is about 400' gain back to the trail junction.