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** Use at Your Own Risk **
14E |
Middle Hawkins |
8505' |
Location: Los Angeles County, about 14 miles north of Glendora, 65 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
| Auto Club | Los Angeles and Vicinity |
| Forest Service | Angeles National Forest |
| USGS Topo | Crystal Lake 7½ |
| Official HPS Maps | TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO! |
| Viewable JPG file - Approximately 1.2 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: Mount Hawkins, South Mount Hawkins (LO), Mount Islip
ROUTE 1
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)- Distance: 10 miles round trip on trail
- Gain: 2000' total, 1900' out plus 100' on return
- Time: 5 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, moderate
- Navigation: Easy
Original: Warren E. von Pertz, July 1968
DRIVING ROUTE 1
- From the intersection of I-210 and Angeles Crest Highway (SR 2), drive 39.5 miles (mile marker 64.1) on the Angeles Crest Highway to Islip Saddle. Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 1
- From the parking area (6600'), hike across the Angeles Crest Highway to the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT).
- Hike up the PCT, past Little Jimmy Campground to Windy Gap.
- Continue east on the PCT for 1.4 miles farther to saddle 8400', where a trail forks to the south. This is the turnoff for Mount Hawkins.
- Take the south fork, keeping left at what looks like an immediate fork, until the trail goes around the east side of elevation 8440'+ to the saddle south of it.
- Here a use trail goes off to the right and up the ridge to the summit, about 1/3 mile from the trail fork.
ROUTE 2
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)- Distance: 4 miles round trip on trail
- Gain: 1400' total, 1300' out plus 100' on return
- Time: 2 1/2 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, moderate
- Navigation: Easy
Original: George Wysup, September 2000
DRIVING ROUTE 2
- From the intersection of I-210 and Angeles Crest Highway (SR 2), drive 41.6 miles on the Angeles Crest Highway to a parking area on the right at mile marker 66.37. Park here (UTM 240006).
HIKING ROUTE 2
- From the parking area (7260'), note the large center gully on the south side of the highway with a vertical culvert pipe at the bottom. On the left side of the gully there is an obvious use trail that ascends steeply up the slope.
- Hike up this use trail, bearing about 210°, 1/4 mile to Windy Gap (7588').
- Continue east on the PCT for 1.4 miles farther to saddle 8400', where a trail forks to the south. This is the turnoff for Mount Hawkins.
- Take the south fork, keeping left at what looks like an immediate fork, until the trail goes around the east side of elevation 8440'+ to the saddle south of it.
- Here a use trail goes off to the right and up the ridge to the summit about 1/3 mile from the trail fork.
ROUTE 3
(Entrance Fee for Crystal Lake area)- Distance: 12 miles round trip on trail and road
- Gain: 2750'
- Time: 5-6 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, moderate
- Navigation: Easy
Original: Warren E. von Pertz, October 1968
DRIVING ROUTE 3
- From I-210 and San Gabriel Canyon Road (SR 39), go north on SR 39 to Crystal Lake Campground. Park in the day-use parking area in the campground near the trailhead to the Windy Gap Trail.
HIKING ROUTE 3
- From the parking area (5800'+), hike up the Windy Gap Trail to Windy Gap.
- Turn left (east) on the PCT for 1 1/2 miles farther to saddle 8400', where a trail forks to the south. This is the turn-off point for Mount Hawkins.
- Take the south fork, keeping left at what looks like an immediate fork, until the trail goes around the east side of elevation 8440'+ to the saddle south of it.
- Here a use trail goes off to the right up the ridge about 1/3 mile to the summit.
ROUTE 4
(Entrance Fee for Crystal Lake area)- Distance: 10 miles round trip on trail and road
- Gain: 3100'
- Time: 5-6 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, strenuous
- Navigation: Easy
Original: Warren E. von Pertz, July 1968
DRIVING ROUTE 4
- From I-210 and San Gabriel Canyon Road (SR 39), go north on SR 39 to Crystal Lake Campground. Park in the day-use parking area in the campground near the trailhead to the Windy Gap Trail.
HIKING ROUTE 4
- From the parking area (5800'+), hike up the Windy Gap Trail to where it crosses dirt road 3N07 the second time. There may be a sign "S Hawkins Road 3N07, Hawkins Lookout 5". (This mileage is incorrect.)
- Turn right and follow the road up to a saddle (7440'+) just north of South Mount Hawkins (LO). This is the turnoff for South Mount Hawkins (LO).
- Hike north up the ridge on a road which goes a short distance to a heliport.
- A trail leaves on the right side. Follow this trail up Hawkins ridge to a point just north of Middle Hawkins.
- From here follow a use trail south up the ridge about 1/3 mile to the summit.
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