Angeles Crest Highway, Angeles National Forest

#21 among attractions in Angeles National Forest

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The Angeles Crest Highway is a two-lane highway over the San Gabriel Mountains, in Los Angeles County, California. Its route is to/through the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and the Angeles National Forest. With the exception of a 1,000 feet -long section in La Cañada Flintridge, the entire route is part of California State Route 2. ()

Coordinates: 34°20'58"N, 117°57'47"W

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Angeles Crest Highway – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Silver Moccasin Trail, Vetter Mountain, Stony Ridge Observatory, Waterman Mountain.

4 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Silver Moccasin Trail, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
102 min walk • The Silver Moccasin Trail is a 53-mile trail located in the San Gabriel Mountains, northeast of Los Angeles. It begins at Chantry Flat Recreation Area above the city of Arcadia, California, traversing upward and down through several canyons and along the high ridges of the Angeles National Forest. This trail connects Mt.
5.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Vetter Mountain, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
133 min walk • Vetter Mountain is located in the San Gabriel Mountains and within the Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles County, California. Elevation 5,911 feet feet. Named by USFS surveyor Don McLain for Victor P. Vetter, a dedicated forest ranger and fire dispatcher. Vetter won the USFS Bissell Medal for outstanding work in forest conservation.
3.9 miSW
Observatories and planetariums
Stony Ridge Observatory, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
99 min walk • Stony Ridge Observatory is an astronomical observatory built by and for amateur astronomers in the mountains of Los Angeles County, California, in 1957.
1.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Waterman Mountain, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
45 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.
5.8 miS
National park
San Gabriel Wilderness
148 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.
4.8 miSW
Arch
Santa Anita Dam, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
123 min walk • Santa Anita Dam, also known as Big Santa Anita Dam, is a concrete thin arch dam on Santa Anita Creek in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, California.
1.8 miE
Sport venue, Sport
Mount Waterman, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
47 min walk • Mount Waterman is a ski area on Waterman Mountain in the San Gabriel Mountains of the Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles County, California. The area is located on California State Route 2, the Angeles Crest Highway, and reaches a height of 8,030 ft with an overall vertical drop of 1,030 ft.
3.8 miE
Sport venue, Sport
Kratka Ridge, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
96 min walk • Kratka Ridge or Snowcrest is a skiable area on Waterman Mountain in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, California. Located 36 miles northeast of La Cañada and Pasadena along the Angeles Crest Highway, it reaches a height of 7,515 feet.