Burnt Peak (California)

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Burnt Peak
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South face of Burnt Peak.
Highest point
Elevation 5,791 ft (1,765 m) NAVD 88 [1]
Prominence 2,448 ft (746 m) [1]
Listing Hundred Peaks Section [2]
Coordinates 34°40′57″N118°34′36″W / 34.6824846°N 118.5767526°W / 34.6824846; -118.5767526 [3]
Geography
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Burnt Peak
Location in California
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Burnt Peak
Burnt Peak (the United States)
Location Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Parent range Sierra Pelona Ridge
Climbing
Easiest route Hike, class 1 [2]

Burnt Peak is the highest peak of the Sierra Pelona, located in northwestern Los Angeles County, Southern California. The peak is home to a VOR air navigation beacon. [4]

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Geography

The mountain, 5,791 feet (1,765 m) in elevation, is protected within the Angeles National Forest. It is north of Santa Clarita, west of Lake Hughes, and east of the Ridge Route. Just a few miles north lies the unincorporated town of Three Points.

The Sierra Pelona Mountains are part of the Transverse Ranges System.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Burnt Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Burnt Peak". Hundred Peaks Section List. Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club . Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Burnt Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved July 4, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Los Angeles Sectional Chart - 09-08-2022" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved September 13, 2022.


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