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15A

Monrovia Peak

5409'

Location: Los Angeles County, about 5 miles northeast of Monrovia, 44 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club	Los Angeles and Vicinity
Forest Service	Angeles National Forest
USGS Topos	Azusa 7½, Mount Wilson 7½
Official HPS Maps	TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO!
	Viewable JPG file - Approximately 1.4 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 5

Distance: 21 miles round trip on trail, road and firebreak
Gain: 3700' total, 1700' out plus 2000' on return
Time: 9-10 hours round trip
Rating: Class 1, strenuous plus short class 2 segment
Navigation: Moderate
Original: Wayne Bannister, March 2013

DRIVING ROUTE 5

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. Turn right.
Drive about 5 miles to the Mt. Wilson Park. Park to the right of the entrance or enter the park itself (open weekends and holidays).

HIKING ROUTE 5

Walk to the highest accessible point outside the snack bar, and follow the Rim Trail to the Newcomb Pass, 3.5 miles (you may encounter poison oak on the trail as you reach the pass.)
From the Newcomb Pass, take the unimproved dirt road east to 2N24 and hike 6.5 miles until you reach a to a small ravine on the right.
Follow a use trail up the ravine through some brush to a firebreak. Turn right and follow the firebreak to the summit (½ mile, 600').