Printable Peak Guide

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Location: Los Angeles County, about 9 miles south of Pearblossom, 49 miles from Los Angeles

Auto Club	Los Angeles and Vicinity
Forest Service	Angeles National Forest
USGS Topos	Juniper Hills 7½, Waterman Mountain 7½, Valyermo 7½
Official HPS Maps	TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO!
	Viewable JPG file - Approximately 1.5 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)

(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)

From the intersection of I-210 and Angeles Crest Highway (SR 2), drive north on Angeles Crest Highway 33.5 miles to the entrance to Buckhorn Campground on the left. Turn left.
Proceed down the entrance road and turn left at the next two forks, then follow the signs "Burkhart Trail" to a large parking area.
If the campground entrance is locked, drive SR 2 another 0.8 mile to the campground exit road, which intersects SR 2 at a sharp angle to the left. Park beside the exit road and hike down through the campground to the signed trailhead. This adds 1 mile and 200' of gain to the round trip.

From the parking area (6460'), hike north down the Burkhart Trail (10W02) about 2 miles to a junction with the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) near Cooper Canyon Falls.
Turn right (east) on the PCT, crossing Little Rock Creek (5600') in about 0.3 mile, and then proceed 100' farther to a trail junction with the Rattlesnake Trail (signed). Turn left onto the Burkhart Trail.
Follow this trail north over occasionally loose slopes for 3.2 miles to Burkhart Saddle (6959').
Hike about 0.5 mile west up a steep use trail to the summit. (Pallett Mountain can be reached by turning east at Burkhart Saddle and climbing a steep use trail about 1/2 mile to the summit.)