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Mt. Lowe Railway Trail to Mt. Lowe Road, including Echo Mountain: The first 1.4 miles starting from the Rubio Canyon Trailhead is sometimes referred to as Old Echo Mountain Trail.
For six short years, visitors came to Echo Mountain to vacation like kings. You can hike there and imagine its charm.
The portion of the trail which was maintained by Merrill leads an approximate 2 1 ⁄ 2-mile trip directly to Echo Mountain and the ruins of the White City of the Mount Lowe Railway. It is also sometimes referred to as Lower Sam Merrill Trail because a section of the Mount Lowe 8, an old mule trail from the days of the Mount Lowe Tavern, was ...
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Echo has a mean elevation of 3,207 feet (977 m). It is most visible as a short mountain extension whose ridge protrudes below the peak of Inspiration Point. [citation needed] Echo Mountain's name is derived from the number of repetitions one's voice [4] could emit into Castle Canyon. Boy Scout projects were made to find the "sweet spot" where ...
The Railway opened on July 4, 1893, and consisted of nearly seven miles (11 km) of track starting in Altadena, California, at a station called Mountain Junction. Atop Echo Mountain was a 70-room Victorian hotel, the Echo Mountain House. A short distance away stood the 40-room Echo Chalet, which was ready for opening day.
Neighbors looked to this 24-year-old Altadena weather guy for local forecasts. In the Eaton fire, he saved lives. ... "More photos today of how stupid-lush the mountains north of Los Angeles are ...
The most direct trail to the sites, the Sam Merrill Trail, starts in Altadena at the top of Lake Avenue, and leads to Mount Echo, about 3 miles (4.8 km). Chaney Trail, just west of the intersection at Fair Oaks Avenue and Loma Alta Street, is a forestry service road leading to the old right of way.