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Mount Islip, Middle Hawkins, Mount Hawkins, and Baden Powell via PCT route map
Difficulty: ExpertOut and Back
California

Mount Islip, Middle Hawkins, Mount Hawkins, and Baden Powell via PCT

Pearblossom, California

19.8 mi

Distance

8,264 ft

Elev. Gain

9h 4m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

Mount Islip, Middle Hawkins, Mount Hawkins, and Baden Powell via PCT is an out-and-back trail in Los Angeles County, California. It is 20 miles long and gains 8,264 feet. The nearest town is Wrightwood, California, about 11 miles away in a straight line.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:2,033 ft
Max:2,861 ft
Gain:2,519 ft
Loss:2,519 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,033 ft and 2,861 ft across 19.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,033 ft2,309 ft2,585 ft2,861 ft0.0 mi5.0 mi9.9 mi14.9 mi19.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,035 ft
High point10.4 mi2,861 ft
End19.8 mi2,035 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Wrightwood, CA · about 11 mi away
County:
Los Angeles County, CA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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