Mount Islip, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument

Name: Mount Islip
Address: San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, United States

#8 among attractions in San Gabriel Mountains National Monument

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Mount Islip is a 8,250-foot peak in the Angeles National Forest in California, United States. On a clear day the sharp, high peak provides impressive views of the Mojave Desert, the Los Angeles Basin, Santa Catalina Island, and San Clemente Island. ()

Elevation: 8250 ftProminence: 662 ftCoordinates: 34°20'42"N, 117°50'24"W

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Mount Islip – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Devil's Punchbowl, Mount Baden-Powell, Bridge to Nowhere, Throop Peak.

4.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Canyon
Devil's Punchbowl, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
114 min walk • Tucked away in the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument lies a natural wonder that draws visitors from near and far: the Devil's Punchbowl. This unique geological formation, characterized by its dramatically sloping sandstone formations, presents a striking contrast...
4.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Baden-Powell, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
112 min walk • Mount Baden-Powell 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. It was originally known as East Twin or North Baldy.
6.8 miSE
Hiking trail, Historic walking areas, Park
Bridge to Nowhere, Sheep Mountain Wilderness
174 min walk • The Bridge to Nowhere is an arch bridge that was built in 1936 north of Azusa, California in the San Gabriel Mountains. It spans the East Fork of the San Gabriel River and was meant to be part of a road connecting the San Gabriel Valley with Wrightwood.
2.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Throop Peak, Sheep Mountain Wilderness
61 min walk • Throop Peak is a 9,142 feet peak of the San Gabriel Mountains, in the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and Angeles National Forest, in Los Angeles County, California.
1.4 miS
Lake, Park
Crystal Lake Recreation Area, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
35 min walk • The Crystal Lake Recreation Area is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Southern California, administered by the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument of the United States Forest Service.
3.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Burnham, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
88 min walk • Mount Burnham is one of the highest peaks in the San Gabriel Mountains. It is in the Sheep Mountain Wilderness. It is named for Frederick Russell Burnham the famous American military scout who taught Scoutcraft to Robert Baden-Powell and became one of the inspirations for the founding of the Boy Scouts.
0.6 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Windy Gap Trail, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
17 min walk • The Windy Gap Trail is a short but important link of the north San Gabriel River valley to the Pacific Crest Trail in the San Gabriel Mountains in California. The trailhead starts at the uppermost parking lot of the Crystal Lake Recreation Area, which is about 3 miles up from State Route 39, 25 miles above Azusa, California.
5.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Waterman Mountain, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
142 min walk • Waterman Mountain, at 8,041 feet, is a prominent peak in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, California, within the Angeles National Forest and San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.
2.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
South Mount Hawkins, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
74 min walk • South Mount Hawkins is located in the San Gabriel Mountains, and contained within the Angeles National Forest. The mountain was named after Nellie Hawkins, a popular waitress of the Squirrel Inn located on the North Fork of the San Gabriel River.
7.4 miSW
National park
San Gabriel Wilderness
190 min walk • The San Gabriel Wilderness is a wilderness area created in 1968 of more than 36,118 acres within the Angeles National Forest and San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.
1 miNW
Mountain pass, Nature
Islip Saddle, Angeles National Forest
27 min walk • Islip Saddle is a saddle and mountain pass in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It lies just west of Mount Islip in the San Gabriel Mountains at the intersection of State Route 2 and the northern terminus of State Route 39.