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Old Mount Baldy Trail: The fire burned about 4.4 miles of the trail, starting near the trailhead, scorching almost half a mile of Bear Canyon Road and almost four miles of the Bear Canyon Trail ...
A hiker takes on the Mt. Baldy Trail in May 2017. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) Almost 55,000 acres in the San Gabriel Mountains and nearby towns have been burned by the Bridge fire.
Twenty homes have been destroyed in Mount Baldy, 13 homes in Wrightwood and six cabins in the wilderness area. About 2,500 structures are threatened by the fire, officials said.
The Bridge Fire burned multiple popular hiking trails in the San Gabriel Mountains. Twelve miles (19 km) of the Pacific Crest Trail between Vincent Gap and Wright Mountain burned, as did portions of the Bridge to Nowhere trail, the Old Mount Baldy Trail, the Bear Canyon Trail, and others. [12]
Devil's Backbone – (3.2 miles one way from Notch: A service road at Mt. Baldy Notch leads to the Devil's Backbone trailhead and continues to the main peak. Mt. Baldy Trail – (6.5 miles one way to Mt. Baldy Summit): This is the oldest and longest trail to the summit. Because it starts at Mt. Baldy Village, it has almost 6000' of elevation gain.
Mount Ol' Baldy is the sole mountain located in Garner State Park. The main trail up the mountain is the most popular trail in Garner State Park and spans nearly 500 feet in elevation. [3] [4] The climb is generally considered to be difficult, due to its steep and rocky terrain. [2] [4] Panoramic outlook near the peak of Mount Old Baldy.
The U.S. Forest Service has closed all trails to Mt. Baldy's peak until December 2025 to help the ecosystem recover from a fire. Hikers are defying the closures.
Mount Wrightson (O'odham: Ce:wi Duag [4]) is a 9,456-foot (2,882 m) peak in the Santa Rita Mountains within the Coronado National Forest, in southern Arizona, United States. It was named for William Wrightson, a miner and entrepreneur in the region killed by Apaches in the 1865 Battle of Fort Buchanan .