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** Use at Your Own Risk **
16A |
Circle Mountain |
6875' |
Location: San Bernardino County, about 17 miles north of Cucamonga, 73 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
| Auto Club | Los Angeles and Vicinity |
| Forest Service | Angeles National Forest |
| USGS Topo | Telegraph Peak 7½ |
| Official HPS Maps | TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO! |
| Viewable JPG file - Approximately 740K | |
| 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: 2 miles round trip on firebreak
- Gain: 800'
- Time: 1 1/2-2 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy
- Navigation: Easy
Original: Warren E. von Pertz, July 1969
DRIVING ROUTE 1
(Northern approach)
- Go east on I-10 to I-15.
- Go north on I-15 to SR 138. Turn left (west).
- Go west on SR 138 to the junction with SR 2. Turn left.
- Go southwest on SR 2 to Lone Pine Canyon Road in Wrightwood. Turn left (south).
- Go 0.3 mile to Thrush. Turn left (east).
- Go right at the first opportunity.
- Turn left on Lone Pine Canyon Road.
- At about 2 miles from SR 2, the road crests and begins to go downhill. At this saddle is a dirt road on the left. Turn left.
- Go about 100 yards to a parking area. Park here. Ample parking.
(Southern approach)
- After exiting I-15, go west 1.2 miles on SR 138 to Lone Pine Canyon Road on the left. Turn left.
- Take this road about 7.7 miles to where it approaches its crest.
- Turn off on a dirt road on the right immediately east of the crest. This is the dirt road described in the Route 1 driving instructions.
HIKING ROUTE 1
- From the parking area (6080'), hike east down into a saddle.
- Continue east up a firebreak to the top of the hill.
- Then turn right and hike up to the summit.
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