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Location: San Bernardino County, about 10 miles north of Upland, 45 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
| Auto Club | Los Angeles and Vicinity |
| Forest Service | Angeles National Forest |
| USGS Topos | Mt Baldy 7½, Cucamonga Peak 7½ |
| Official HPS Maps |
TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO! |
| | Viewable JPG file - Approximately 1.3 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: Ontario Peak, Bighorn Peak
ROUTE 1
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)
- Distance: 4 miles round trip on trail and cross-country
- Gain: 2000'
- Time: 4 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 2, moderate
- Navigation: Moderate
- Leader Rating: "I", normal conditions
Original: Warren E. von Pertz, July 1969
DRIVING ROUTE 1
- Take the 210 freeway east to Baseline Road exit in the City of Claremont.
Turn left (west) at the bottom of the off-ramp onto Baseline Road.
- Almost immediately, take the first right (north) onto Padua Ave.
- Go 1.8 miles north on Padua to the intersection with Mount Baldy Rd.
Turn right (northeast).
- Take this road northeast and then north about seven miles to Mt. Baldy Village.
- Continue another two and a half miles
(through Baldy Village) to a fork at Icehouse Canyon.
Turn right.
- Go a short distance to a parking lot. Park here.
Note: Previous rideshare parking lot at the intersection of Mills Ave and
Mt Baldy Road is no longer viable. The lot is now a paid parking area and
not available for all day free or paid parking.
HIKING ROUTE 1
- From the parking area (5000'), trail 7W07 starts just to the right of
the old Icehouse Lodge foundation. Hike up this trail about 1/2 mile to
the first obvious switchback, a short one of only 20'.
- Continue 100'
beyond this short switchback to a stretch of trail buttressed with
chicken wire support on the righthand side. This is turnoff for Sugarloaf
Peak via Falling Rock Canyon. There may be ducks on and around the log at
the turnoff point.
- Leave the trail, cross the streambed,
and go south up Falling Rock Canyon, turning right at about the 6200'
contour and scrambling up a scree slope, to a saddle at the top (6700').
It is often necessary to bypass on the left a slippery waterfall near the
beginning of the canyon.
- Turn right and follow the ridge to the peak
passing a false bump on the left.
Note: HPS policy requires the possession and use of a climbing
helmet on Class 3 terrain or where the hazard of rockfall is present.
This requirement applies while in Falling Rock Canyon.
