
| We could see the Baldy Notch below us so we followed a ski run down towards it for about 1 mile. We made a cross country drop, and we reached the Mount Baldy lodge about ¼ mile later where we noticed that the lift was running.
We went past the lodge, and continued climbing up. We ascended on a ski slope for a considerable distance with another dormant ski lift on our right this time. We located the trail at the top, and started climbing up the ridge. We followed the ridgeline trail that had narrow corridors, and lots of happy hikers coming down. We made a cross country scree slog up and off the trail to the windy summit of Mount Harwood. It was 2 miles from the notch to the top of Mount Harwood (9552’). The total distance from Thunder to Mount Harwood was approximately 3.25 miles with an elevation gain of 1712’. We could see Mount San Antonio ( Mount Baldy ) very clearly from there so we made our way back to the trail and then hiked towards it.
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