Timber Mountain (San Bernardino County, California)

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Timber Mountain

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Summit of Timber Mountain in the San Gabriels.
Highest point
Elevation 8,307 ft (2,532 m)  NAVD 88 [1]
Prominence 583 ft (178 m) [1]
Parent peak Telegraph Peak [2]
Listing Hundred Peaks Section [3]
Coordinates 34°14′42″N117°35′35″W / 34.245006°N 117.5931091°W / 34.245006; -117.5931091 Coordinates: 34°14′42″N117°35′35″W / 34.245006°N 117.5931091°W / 34.245006; -117.5931091 [4]
Geography
Location San Bernardino County, California, U.S.
Parent range San Gabriel Mountains
Topo map USGS Cucamonga Peak
Climbing
Easiest route Hike, class 1 [3]

Timber Mountain is a peak of the San Gabriel Mountains, located in the Cucamonga Wilderness, Angeles National Forest, San Bernardino County, California.

San Gabriel Mountains mountain range in Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties, California

The San Gabriel Mountains are a mountain range located in northern Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino County, California, United States. The mountain range is part of the Transverse Ranges and lies between the Los Angeles Basin and the Mojave Desert, with Interstate 5 to the west and Interstate 15 to the east. This range lies in, and is surrounded by, the Angeles National Forest, with the San Andreas Fault as the northern border of the range.

Cucamonga Wilderness

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History

Originally named Chapman Mountain, the peak was renamed Timber Mountain in the mid-20th century. [5] [6]

Climbing

Hikers commonly reach Timber Mountain via the Three T's Trail; it can be approached from the south (via Icehouse Canyon and Icehouse Saddle) or the north (via Telegraph Peak and Thunder Mountain). [7]

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References

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  7. "Angeles National Forest - Maps & Publications". United States Forest Service . Retrieved 2016-05-24.