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Monte Cristo Campground

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Iron Mountain (1,510 m)Summits & peaks0.5 km · ~7 min walkDirections ↗
Rabbit Peak (1,598 m)Summits & peaks

mountain in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

2.4 km · ~2 min driveDirections ↗
Roundtop (1,908 m)Summits & peaks3.6 km · ~3 min driveDirections ↗
Hidden SpringsAttractions4.4 km · ~4 min driveDirections ↗
NarrowsAttractions5.1 km · ~5 min driveDirections ↗
Alder Creek TrailheadTrails & trailheads

Alder Creek is an approximately 4.25-mile (6.84 km) long tributary of Big Tujunga Creek in Los Angeles County, California and the Angeles National Forest. It is formed by the confluence of the West Fork and North Fork Alder Creek in the San Gabriel Mountains a short distance south of Pacifico Mountain. It then flows south, picking up the Middle Fork, East Fork and Mule Fork before emptying into Bi

8.7 km · ~8 min driveDirections ↗
Big Tujunga Dam Overlook
Big Tujunga Dam OverlookAttractions

Big Tujunga Dam is a 244-foot-high (74 m) concrete arch dam in Los Angeles County, California, spanning Big Tujunga Canyon northeast of Sunland, in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. Completed in 1931, it provides flood control and groundwater recharge for the San Fernando Valley. Its reservoir is called Big Tujunga Reservoir, and collects runoff from a watershed of 82 square miles (210 k

11.9 km · ~11 min driveDirections ↗
Switzer Falls TrailheadTrails & trailheads16.4 km · ~15 min driveDirections ↗
Upper Switzer FallsWaterfalls16.4 km · ~15 min driveDirections ↗
Lower Switzer FallsWaterfalls16.4 km · ~15 min driveDirections ↗
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
San Gabriel Mountains National MonumentParks & play

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, protecting 346,177 acres of public lands in the San Gabri

30.5 km · ~34 min driveDirections ↗
Angeles National Forest
Angeles National ForestParks & play

The Angeles National Forest (ANF) of the United States 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.

31.7 km · ~36 min driveDirections ↗
San Gabriel Wilderness
San Gabriel WildernessParks & play

The San Gabriel Wilderness is a wilderness area created in 1968 of more than 36,118 acres (150 km2) within the Angeles National Forest and San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.

42.2 km · ~38 min driveDirections ↗

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