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]
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″N 118°34′36″W / 34.6824846°N 118.5767526°W[3] |
Geography | |
Standort | Los Angeles County, California, U.S. |
Parent range | Sierra Pelona Ridge |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hike, class 1[2] |
Geography
editThe 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
edit- Category:Sierra Pelona Ridge – related topics
- Sandberg, California
References
edit- ^ a b "Burnt Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ^ a b "Burnt Peak". Hundred Peaks Section List. Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
- ^ "Burnt Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ^ "Los Angeles Sectional Chart - 09-08-2022" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved 13 September 2022.