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The San Gabriel Mountains ( Spanish: Sierra de San Gabriel) comprise a mountain range located in northern Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino County, California, United States. [1] The mountain range is part of the Transverse Ranges and lies between the Los Angeles Basin and the Mojave Desert, with Interstate 5 to the west and ...
The San Gabriel Mountains National Monument is a United States National Monument managed by the U.S. Forest Service, which encompasses parts of the Angeles National Forest and the San Bernardino National Forest in California. On October 10, 2014, President Barack Obama used his authority under the Antiquities Act to create the new monument ...
The Ranges rise steeply above major urban areas such as Los Angeles Snowy Mt. Baden-Powell in the San Gabriel Mountains. The western and central segments of the Transverse Ranges are bounded to the north and east by the San Andreas Fault, which separates those segments from the Mojave Desert.
San Bernardino National Forest. The San Bernardino National Forest is a United States National Forest in Southern California encompassing 823,816 acres (3,333.87 km 2) of which 677,982 acres (2,743.70 km 2) are federal. [1] The forest is made up of two main divisions, the eastern portion of the San Gabriel Mountains and the San Bernardino ...
Climbing. First ascent. 1933 by Weldon Heald [4] Easiest route. Hike. Mount Baden-Powell ( / ˈbeɪdən ˈpoʊ.əl /) is a peak in the San Gabriel Mountains of California named for the founder of the World Scouting Movement, Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell. It was officially recognized by the USGS at a dedication ceremony in 1931. [5]
Mountain type. Granitic. Climbing. Easiest route. Ski lift to Baldy Notch, Devil's Backbone Trail (hike) Mount San Antonio, commonly referred to as Mount Baldy or Old Baldy, is a 10,064 ft (3,068 m) summit in the San Gabriel Mountains on the border of Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties of California. [4] [5] Lying within the San Gabriel ...
Mount Wilson is a peak in the San Gabriel Mountains, located within the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles County, California. With only minor topographical prominence the peak is not naturally noticeable from a distance, although it is easily identifiable due to the large number of antennas near ...
The Angeles National Forest ( ANF) of the U.S. Forest Service is located in the San Gabriel Mountains and Sierra Pelona Mountains, primarily within Los Angeles County in southern California. The ANF manages a majority of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument . The national forest was established in 1908, incorporating the first San ...