Trailhead: Islip Saddle Trailhead or Angeles Crest Mile Marker 62.50
Hike from Islip Saddle to Mt. Williamson to Angeles Crest Mile Marker 62.50
View at Islip Saddle trailhead.
Or from Angeles Crest Mile Marker 62.50 to Mt. Williamson to Islip Saddle.
View of Pacific Crest Trailhead parking area heading east (toward Islip Saddle) along Angeles Crest Highway.
Trail: Pacific Crest Trail and Pleasant View Ridge
Stats: 4.1 miles, 1545′ gain, 1515′ loss from Islip to Mt. Williamson to Angeles Crest mile marker 62.50. 4.1 miles, 1515′ gain, 1545′ loss from Angeles Crest Mile Marker 62.50 to Mt. Williamson to Islip Saddle.
Track map for Islip Saddle to Mt. Williamson, to Angeles Crest mile marker 62.50 from May 2017 using Backcountry Navigator (US Forest Service-2013 map) from my phone.
Last Hiked: 5-29-2017
Segments: From the Pacific Crest Trailhead at the Islip Saddle parking area, take the Pacific Crest Trail to Pleasant View Ridge. At Pleasant view ridge, turn right and head north up to Mt. Williamson. When the ridge reaches an obvious change in direction (roughly 45 degrees), turn right and follow the spur trail east a short distance to the peak. Return to the Pacific Crest Trail, turn right and head west to Angeles Crest Mile Marker 62.50.
Peak: Mt. Williamson
Photos:
- PCT: Islip Saddle to Pleasant View Ridge
- Pleasant View Ridge to Mt. Williamson
- PCT: Pleasant View Ridge to Angeles Crest Mile Marker 62.50.
Pleasant View Ridge heading down to the PCT from Mt. Williamson 95-29-2017).
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