South Mount Hawkins
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| South Mount Hawkins | |
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 South Mt. Hawkins Fire Lookout Tower as it appeared before the Curve Fire |
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| Elevation | 7,783 ft (2,372 m) NGVD 29[1] |
| Listing | Sierra Club Hundred Peaks Section[2] |
| Location | |
| Location | Los Angeles County, California, USA |
| Range | San Gabriel Mountains |
| Coordinates | 34°18′41″N 117°48′37″W / 34.3113909°N 117.8103382°WCoordinates: 34°18′41″N 117°48′37″W / 34.3113909°N 117.8103382°W[3] |
| Topo map | USGS Crystal Lake |
South Mount Hawkins is located in the San Gabriel Mountains, and contained within the Angeles National Forest. The mountain was named after Nellie Hawkins, a popular waitress of the Squirrel Inn located on the North Fork of the San Gabriel River.[4] Although the Squirrel Inn is long gone, Nellie has her name on Mount Hawkins and South Mount Hawkins. There are two ridge bumps between the two named summits and they are unofficially known as "Middle Hawkins" and "Sadie Hawkins".
[edit] South Mount Hawkins Fire Lookout Tower
At the top of South Mount Hawkins stood a historic Fire lookout tower that was built in 1935.[5] It was one of the only all-wooden towers in Southern California. It was destroyed in the Curve Fire on September 1, 2002.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ "South Mount Hawkins, California". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=1334. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ "South Mount Hawkins (LO)". Hundred Peaks Section List. Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. http://angeles.sierraclub.org/hps/guides/14D.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ "South Mount Hawkins". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:243288. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ Durham, David L. (2001). Durham's place names of Greater Los Angeles. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. ISBN 1884995284.
- ^ "South Mount Hawkins Lookout". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:276777. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ "South Mount Hawkins". Angeles National Forest Fire Lookout Association. http://www.anffla.org/hawkins. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
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