See also Elevation Profile.
Distance from Clear Creek Jct. (miles) | Segment | Elevation in Feet | Feature | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 3648 | Clear Creek Station | Jct: Angeles Crest Hwy, SR2 Jct: Mt. Josephine Fire Road View of San Gabriel Fault trace |
0.4 | 0.4 | 3440 | The Pines Picnic Area | View of Clear Creek (west) |
1.0 | 0.6 | 3368 | Jct: Clear Creek Camp road | Clear Creek Outdoor Education Center |
3.7 | 2.7 | 3242 | Jct: Big Tujunga Road | (west); light-colored Mt. Josephine granodiorite begins (east) |
4.8 | 1.1 | 3020 | Lucas Creek | Large turnout (east) |
6.1 | 1.3 | 2880 | Shoening Springs Picnic Area | Maple and willow trees, no restroom (east) |
6.3 | 0.2 | 2880 | Big Tujunga Narrows Bridge | View of The Narrows (west) Large turnout (east) |
6.7 | 0.4 | 3020 | Tunnel | Banded gneiss on west side of south entrance |
6.9 | 0.2 | 3080 | Hidden Springs Picnic Ground | Jct: Fall Creek Trail 500 feet north |
8.1 | 1.2 | 3320 | Monte Cristo Station | White-colored anorthosite begins |
8.3 | 0.2 | 3353 | Jct: Upper Big Tujunga Road (east) | Camp Colby access |
9.6 | 1.3 | 3600 | Monte Cristo Campground | and road to Monte Cristo Gold Mine (east) |
10.5 | 0.9 | 3760 | Baughman Spring | Large cottonwood tree (west) |
14.5 | 4.0 | 4910 | Mill Creek Summit and Picnic Area Jct: Santa Clara Divide Road 3N17 | Highest point on AFH PCT Crossing Mt. Gleason, Messenger Flats, Lightning Point and Mt. Pacifico access |
15.2 | 0.7 | 4700 | Aliso Springs Picnic Area | No alisos; only canyon oaks (east) |
17.3 | 2.1 | 4200 | Jct: Aliso Canyon Road | (west) headwaters of the Santa Clara River |
19.7 | 2.4 | 3800 | Jct: Mt. Emma - Little Rock Cutoff Road | (east) straight away on alluvium |
22.7 | 3.0 | 3500 | Edison Substation | (west) "yeah, it's big!" |
24.3 | 1.6 | 3300 | Vincent Junction / Soledad Pass | Jct. SR-14 |
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