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12B

Mount Disappointment

5960'

Location: Los Angeles County, about 4 miles north of Altadena, 30 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club	Los Angeles and Vicinity
Forest Service	Angeles National Forest
USGS Topos	Chilao 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 Deception, San Gabriel Peak

ROUTE 1

(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)

Distance: 4 miles round trip on trail and road
Gain: 1200'
Time: 2 hours round trip
Rating: Class 1, easy
Original: Charlie Knapke, December 1996

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. Turn right.
Drive 0.4 mile to a paved road (2N52) on the right. Park here. Do not block the gate.

HIKING ROUTE 1

At the parking area (4760'), the San Gabriel Peak Trail starts just to the left of the gate. Hike up this trail to where it meets a paved road.
Turn left and follow the road to a road fork between San Gabriel Peak and Mount Disappointment (5800'-).
Turn right and follow the road up to the summit. The register is in a pile of rocks at the far end of a large concrete pad.