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13H

Pinyon Ridge

6535'
(UTM 308060)

Location: Los Angeles County, about 12 miles southeast of Pearblossom, 63 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club	Los Angeles and Vicinity
Forest Service	Angeles National Forest
USGS Topos	Valyermo 7½, Mescal Creek 7½
Official HPS Maps	TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO!
	Viewable JPG file - Approximately 625K
	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)

ROUTE 2

(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)

Distance: 120' round trip
Gain: None
Time: None
Rating: Drive-up
Original: Warren E. von Pertz, June 1969

DRIVING ROUTE 2

From the intersection of I-210 and Angeles Crest Highway (SR 2) drive north on Angeles Crest Highway 50 miles to Vincent Gap.
Turn left on a dirt road that heads uphill. Note your odometer and go as follows:
Go right at an immediate fork.
At 0.9 mile, fork. Go left.
At 2.8 miles, fork in a saddle. Keep left.
At 3.2 miles, park about 75 yards past stake "AA10", at the top of a gentle rise.

HIKING ROUTE 2

The summit cairn is 40 yards north of the road in the brush.

NOTES

The gate on the dirt road at Vincent Gap may be closed. Contact the USFS Big Pines Information Station, PO Box 1011, Wrightwood, CA 92397 (760) 249-3504 for information about the status of the gate at Vincent Gap.