Hiking Trail Guide: Mount Baden Powell

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Mount Baden Powell

Distance
8 miles

Elevation
2300 feet gain

Difficulty
6/10

City
Valyermo ,CA (93563) 38.57 miles from you Weather Map

Trailhead
Take the Angeles Crest Highway (2) for 53 mikes from La Canada to the Vincent Gap Parking area. The signed trailhead is at the northwest edge of the parking area.

Description

This is a strenuous hike up to the 9400 foot peak of Mount Baden-Powell. The hike, up 40 switchbacks, takes you through an amazing range of vegetation. Along the way you will see Oaks, Jeffery pines, Sugar Pines, Incense Cedar, Lodgepole Pines, White Fir, and near the summit the knarled Limber Pines. The views from the summit are breathtaking, looking over the Mojave desert and Southern Sierra. This is a great training day hike for a future backpacking trip.

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