Written on December 24, 2024
The San Gabriels Granite Mountain is not the most scenic or well known summit of the range. However it lies on the famed Hundred Peaks Section maintained by the Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club. Over the years of SoCal visits, I’ve ticked off a number of the more well-known summits. Hence, I’ve started working...
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Written on January 1, 2024
Twin Peaks and Waterman Mountain are two splendid summits in the hinterlands of the San Gabriel Mountain range. This hike covers both summits
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Written on January 23, 2023
Strawberry Peak can be combined with Lawlor Peak and Barley Flats to bag 3 summits on the Sierra Club Hundred Peaks Section.
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Written on August 27, 2021
I recently visited Southern California in between COVID waves and wanted to get up into the San Gabriels before it got too hot. Regrettably, I never spent much time in the San Gabriels while I lived in Southern California other than climbing Mt San Antonio a few times. With just a half a day to...
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Written on November 20, 2020
Spectre Peak (4,482′) and Aqua Benchmark (4,419′) are the tallest mountains in the remote Coxcomb Mountains of Joshua Tree National Park. The park’s eastern section is rarely seen, much less hiked. This one’s been on my radar for a very long time, however. With recent October road trip and excellent weather, we made a bid...
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