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** Use at Your Own Risk **
14K |
Kratka Ridge |
7515' |
Location: Los Angeles County, about 14 miles north of Azusa, 51 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 PDF file - Approximately 4.4 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) |
ROUTE 1
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)- Distance: 1 1/2 miles round trip on road and use trail
- Gain: 700'
- Time: 1 1/2 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy
Original: Bob Thompson
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 22 miles farther on Angeles Crest Highway to the Vista Picnic Ground on the right (south). Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 1
- From the parking area (6800'), hike south through the picnic ground about 200 yards to the ridge.
- Turn west, picking up an old logging road along the north side of the ridge.
- Continue about 1/2 mile to a shallow saddle with a rocky prominence on the right.
- Turn left here and follow a use trail directly up the slope, then follow an old dirt roadbed around to the right to the top of the ski lift.
- Directly behind the ski lift, climb the ridge about 200 yards, past a picnic table, to the summit.
ROUTE 2
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)- Distance: 2 miles round trip cross-country
- Gain: 965'
- Time: 1 1/2 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy
Original: Bob Thompson
DRIVING ROUTE 2
- 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 20.9 miles farther on Angeles Crest Highway to the exit from Buckhorn Campground. Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 2
- From the parking area (6550'), cross the highway and hike east up the ridge, passing elevation 7420' on the left, to the summit.
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