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** Use at Your Own Risk **
13A |
Winston Peak |
7502' |
Location: Los Angeles County, about 16 miles north of Azusa, 48 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
| Auto Club | Los Angeles and Vicinity |
| Forest Service | Angeles National Forest |
| USGS Topo | Waterman Mountain 7½ |
| Official HPS Maps | TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO! |
| Viewable JPG file - Approximately 730K | |
| 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: Winston Ridge, Mount Akawie
ROUTE 1
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)- Distance: 1 1/4 miles round trip cross-country
- Gain: 500'
- Time: 1 hour round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy
Original: Warren E. von Pertz, February 1969
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. Keep straight.
- Continue 19 miles to the signed Cloudburst Summit. Park at a locked gate on the left (north).
HIKING ROUTE 1
- From the parking area (7018'), hike northwest up the hill following a dirt road. It gains the ridge and continues west.
- Leave it here and follow the ridge north up to the summit.
ALTERNATE ROUTES
Winston Peak can be combined with Winston Ridge. Ascend from the saddle south of elevation 6903'.
HISTORICAL NOTE
The peak is named for L.C. Winston, a Pasadena banker who died in a blizzard on a hunting trip in the mountains in 1900. He was found on nearby Winston Ridge.
History of Summit Signature
Climbing Archives
Please report any corrections or changes to the Mountain Records Chair.