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Location: Los Angeles County, about 5 miles north of the city of Sierra Madre, 34 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
| Auto Club | Los Angeles and Vicinity |
| Forest Service | Angeles National Forest |
| USGS Topo | Mount Wilson 7½ |
| Official HPS Maps |
TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO! |
| | Viewable PDF file - Approximately 3.4 megs |
| | 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: Occidental Peak
ROUTE 3
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)
- Distance: 12 miles round trip on trail and road
- Gain: 3300'
- Time: 8 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, strenuous
- Navigation: Easy
Original: Warren E. von Pertz, July 1968
DRIVING ROUTE 3
- From the intersection of I-210 and Santa Anita Avenue, drive north to
the upper Chantry Flat parking area. Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 3
- From the parking area (2400'-), follow the paved road past the gate
(sign "Trail") for about 1/2 mile to where the Upper Winter
Creek Trail starts.
- Follow this trail about 3 miles to where it meets the
Lower Winter Creek Trail near Hoegee Campground.
- Continue up the Winter
Creek Trail about 2 miles farther to where it meets a trail coming up from
Little Santa Anita Canyon. Continue another 1/2 mile to the Mt. Wilson
Toll Road coming up from Henninger Flats.
- Turn right and follow the road
to saddle 5150' between Mt. Wilson and Mt. Harvard. This location is
known as Martin Camp. A trail (11W22) starts on the right side of the
road at this saddle. Turn right and take the trail up to the parking lot
in Mt. Wilson Park.