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T. White - Apr 8, 2018 8:25 pm Date Climbed: Apr 8, 2018
Long overdueFinally bagged this one. The radiating afternoon heat made it quite hot... and the burn scar from last October's fire was plainly visible.
eferesen - Dec 21, 2017 4:28 pm Date Climbed: Dec 19, 2017
Wilson Trail from Sierra MadreYeah!! It was a good day
NavySeabee - Oct 31, 2016 12:56 pm Date Climbed: Oct 29, 2016
Mt Wilson RoundupPeak 7 of 7 in the Mt Wilson area so I took the easy route from the parking lot to the tree next to the Cafe. Pretty cool area!
socalpeakbagger - Jul 6, 2016 12:22 am Date Climbed: Feb 2, 2013
Mount Wilson TrailI've climbed this several times from the bottom and it's always a good hike!
StartingOver - Feb 8, 2016 12:46 pm Date Climbed: Feb 6, 2016
Finally hiked to the topI've been to the top of Mt. Wilson many times by car, and even looked through the 60 inch telescope on top, but I finally hiked to the summit, via the Mt. Wilson trail, on February 6, 2016. The trail was surprisingly lush after the first couple of miles, with lots of oak, pine, and ferns to keep the trail nice and shady. Near the top great views of Baldy and co. opened up to the East. It was well-worth doing and I'm glad I can check this one off the proper way -- hiking instead of driving.
IronHiker - Jul 23, 2015 3:41 pm Date Climbed: May 24, 2013
x2Both drive ups on the way to other peaks: Yale, Hastings, Occidental and Newcomb.
bscott - Feb 22, 2015 7:24 pm Date Climbed: Feb 15, 2015
hotter than h***tedious day
ScottWhitneyBound - Dec 6, 2014 1:41 pm Date Climbed: Apr 6, 2014
From Chantry FlatsWith a group of three from Chantry Flats via the Gabrialino Trail to Sturtevant Falls and Camp Sturtevant, then Sturtevant Trail to Mt. Wilson, and down the Upper Winter Creek Trail to Chantry Flats. First Time.
wordlessnature - Jun 4, 2014 7:57 pm
via Chantry FlatsClimbed with Sierra Club's WTC in 2012 as a 14 mile conditioning hike. Great fun, and a nice day hike!
kevinsa - Mar 21, 2014 3:50 pm Date Climbed: Mar 20, 2014
Mount WilsonGood way to kill time while the wife was shopping.
orbitor - Aug 28, 2013 5:03 pm Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2013
En Route to Mt. HarvardDrove the road from Red Box to summit area after checking off Occidental Peak. Dropped down on Mt. Wilson Toll Rd to Harvard, then reversed course. Hike back up at high noon was hot. Views of LA were good despite some haze.
pBerg - Jul 2, 2013 6:51 pm Date Climbed: Mar 29, 2012
loopDid a loop that included Mt. Wilson, Jones Peak, Hastings Peak.
BrRabbit - Apr 22, 2013 4:40 pm Date Climbed: Feb 9, 2013
Conditioning hike with WTC2013 from Chantry flatsgood hike, day started warm and nice, but got foggy and cold near top.
dgrutherford - Apr 17, 2013 5:04 pm Date Climbed: Mar 24, 2012
Chantry Flats14 miles Rountrip from Chantry Flats
royanderson - Mar 10, 2013 2:59 pm Date Climbed: Nov 17, 2007
Chantry FlatsThis was not my first time up this route, but it was the first time with my children, Bob and Beth.
SierraCJ - Feb 16, 2013 8:08 pm Date Climbed: Feb 16, 2013
Mt. Wilson TrailMt. Wilson Trail to the Toll Road and then to the summit. 30 degrees cooler on summit than rest of hike. Busy trail.
Fletch - Dec 28, 2012 12:30 pm Date Climbed: Mar 27, 2010
YayHastings, Yale, Jones, Harvard and Wilson. Long day, but fun.
Igooooor - Sep 28, 2012 2:42 pm Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2012
Wilson Trail from Sierra Madre15 miles round trip with nearly 5,000 elevation gain. 8 hours of fun. Trail has definitely some loving volunteers keeping it up. Got very hot on the way out as there is no shade toward to bottom. Great first peak in my new home of LA.
mattcav - Sep 22, 2012 9:00 pm Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2011
Fun MountainMount Wilson was one of my favorite training grounds when I lived in LA. Up Chantry Flat/Sturtevant/Manzanita Ridge is the most popular route and probably my favorite due to great views and a great overall trail.
The Toll Road up Eaton is fun but looooong.
The Mount Wilson trail from Sierra Madre is long and has the maximum elevation and incline of any of the trails. It's an awesome training route but has some bees and other obstacles to watch out for.
The Wilson Trail from Chantry/Gabrileno and up the east side of Wilson is a whole bunch of fun. I did that in crampons in February of 2011 and it was a blast and is hardly traveled.
Point being, Wilson is a great mountain with tons of routes. Give it a shot. I've got some pics and gps logs on my blog site summitascents.com. If you have any questions about any of the routes, I'm always happy to help.
orbitor - Aug 27, 2012 12:42 am Date Climbed: Mar 3, 2012
From Red Box via Toll Rd.Dropped back down to road after bagging Disappointment and San Gabriel, then walked the blacktop to the top of Wilson for third peak of the day. Rescued two girls who had come up from Chantry Flat without realizing how far it was.