Mount Baden-Powell
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| Mount Baden-Powell | |
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 Mount Baden-Powell as seen from Mount Baldy. |
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| Elevation | 9,407 feet (2,867 m) NAVD 88 [1] |
| Location | Los Angeles County, California, USA |
| Range | San Gabriel Mountains |
| Prominence | 2,799 feet (853 m) [2] |
| Parent peak | Mount San Antonio [3] |
| Coordinates | 34°21′30.39″N 117°45′52.62″W / 34.3584417°N 117.7646167°WCoordinates: 34°21′30.39″N 117°45′52.62″W / 34.3584417°N 117.7646167°W [1] |
| Topo map | USGS Crystal Lake 34117-C7 |
| First ascent | 1933. Weldon Heald. |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Mount Baden-Powell is a peak in the San Gabriel Mountains of California named for the founder of the World Scouting Movement Lord Baden-Powell. It was officially recognized by the USGS at a dedication ceremony in 1931.[4] Its first designation was East Twin or North Baldy named by C. F. Saunders in 1923.
At 9,407 feet (2,867 m) in elevation, Mount Baden-Powell is the 4th highest peak of the San Gabriel Range, Mount San Antonio or "Old Baldy" being the highest at 10,064 feet (3,068 m). The summit has long been a favorite of hiking excursions either from the Mount Islip Saddle near Little Jimmy Trail Camp, or the Vincent Gap Trail which leads up a moderate to strenuous set of switchbacks from Wrightwood. Mount Baden-Powell is also the high point along the historic 53-mile (85 km) Boy Scout hiking trail, The Silver Moccasin Trail, that connects to this summit to Mount Burnham (less than 1 mile (1.6 km) away), Throop Peak and Mount Hawkins.
The Vincent Gap hike leads through a variety of forested areas consisting of Jeffrey Pine, Ponderosa Pine, Lodgepole Pine, cedar, and an ancient forest of Limber Pine some of which are more that 2,000 years old.
In 1957 several Southern California councils of the Boy Scouts of America placed a formal marker at the summit with a plaque dedicated to Lord Baden-Powell.
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 Trail connecting Mt. Burnham to Mt. Baden-Powell |
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Mt. Baden Powell". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=EV4122. Retrieved on 2008-12-03
- ^ "Mount Baden-Powell, California". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=1312. Retrieved on 2008-12-03.
- ^ "CALIFORNIA P2000 LIST PAGE". Peaklist.org. http://www.peaklist.org/USlists/CAP2000.html. Retrieved on 2009-01-25.
- ^ Burnham, Frederick; Mary Nixon Everett (1944). Taking Chances. Haynes Corporation. xxv-xxix. OCLC 2785490.
[edit] External links
- "Mount Baden-Powell". Hundred Peaks Section. Angeles Chapter Sierra Club. http://angeles.sierraclub.org/hps/guides/14i.htm. Retrieved on 2008-12-03.
- "Dedication of Mount Baden-Powell". Pine Tree Web. http://www.pinetreeweb.com/dedication.htm. Retrieved on 2008-12-03.
