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Smith Mountain

5111'

Location: Los Angeles County, about 10 miles north of Azusa, 42 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 645K
	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: 7 miles round trip on trail and cross-country
Gain: 1800'
Time: 3-4 hours round trip
Rating: Class 1, moderate
Navigation: Easy
Leader Rating: "O", normal conditions
Original: John Linden, January 1968

DRIVING ROUTE 1

From the intersection of I-210 and Azusa Avenue (SR 39), drive north on Azusa Avenue about 18.2 miles to a wide paved parking area on the left. Park here. This is about 0.2 mile before the Coldbrook Ranger Station and Campground.

HIKING ROUTE 1

From the parking area (3280'), a trail starts at the north end of the parking lot.
Hike up this trail about 3 miles to a saddle just north of Smith Mountain (4240').
There may be a sign here reading "San Gabriel Wilderness".
Leave the trail on the left and follow a use trail south along a firebreak up to the summit.