Whitney Training Hikes | Back Range | Front Range
Whitney Training Hikes
The following hikes are great preparation for an expedition to the summit of Whitney.

Mt. Baldy, West Baldy, & Mt. Harwood (via Devil’s Backbone)
6.6 miles | 10,064′ | 2,369′ gain

Mt. Wilson (via Little Santa Anita Canyon)
15 miles | 5,710′ | 4,800′ gain

Cucamonga Peak (via Icehouse Canyon)
12 miles | 8,862′ | 4,300′ gain
Back Range
The back range is the taller east-west band in the north of the San Gabriels. It starts near Mt. Gleason, heads east, includes the 8,000 and 9,000-foot peaks, reaches the 10,000-foot Mt. Baldy, then ends near Ontario Peak.

Bighorn Peak (via Icehouse Canyon)
11.1 miles | 8,441′ | 3,400′ gain

Ontario Peak (via Icehouse Canyon)
11.6 miles | 8,693′ | 3,688′ gain

Etiwanda Peak (via Icehouse Canyon)
13.2 miles | 8,662′ | 4,600′ gain

Wright Mountain (via Acorn Trail)
9 miles | 8,505′ | 2,525′ gain

Pine Mountain & Dawson Peak (via North Backbone Trail)
10 miles | Pine: 9,648’, Dawson: 9,575′ | 3,500′ gain

Mt. Baden-Powell (via Vincent Gap)
8 miles | 9,407′ | 2,807′ gain

Mt. Burnham (via Dawson Saddle)
6.4 miles | 8,997′ | 2,100′ gain

Mt. Lewis (via Dawson Saddle)
1 mile | 8,396′ | 500′ gain

Throop Peak (via Islip Saddle)
10 miles | 9,138′ | 2,409′ gain

Mt. Hawkins (via Islip Saddle)
8.4 miles | 8,850′ | 2,200′ gain

S Mt. Hawkins & Middle Hawkins (via Islip Saddle)
13.2 miles | S Mt. Hawkins: 7,783′, Middle Hawkins: 8,505′ | 2,300′ gain

Mt. Islip (via Windy Gap Trail)
7 miles | 8,250′ | 2,400′ gain

Mt. Williamson (via Islip Saddle)
5 miles | 8,244′ | 1,604′ gain

Pallett Mountain (via Islip Saddle)
9 miles | 7,760′ | 4,000′ gain

Will Thrall Peak (via Buckhorn)
11.2 miles | 7,845′ | 3,283′ gain

Pleasant View Ridge (via Buckhorn)
12.2 miles | 7,983′ | 3,900′ gain

Kratka Ridge (via Vista Picnic Area)
1.5 miles | 7,515′ | 700′ gain

Twin Peaks East (via Buckhorn)
9.6 miles | 7,761′ | 3,300′ gain

Waterman Mountain (via Buckhorn)
5.6 miles | 8,038′ | 1,238′ gain

Mt. Akawie
1.5 miles | 7,283′ | 400′ gain

Winston Peak & Winston Ridge (via Cloudburst Summit)
4.3 miles | Winston Peak: 7,502’, Winston Ridge: 7,003′ | 1,365′ gain
Front Range
The front range is the shorter east-west band in the south of the San Gabriels. It includes the foothills, canyons, and peaks from 5,000′ to 6,000′ between Newhall Pass to the west and Cajon Pass to the east.

Mt. Hillyer (via Rosenita Saddle)
1.2 miles | 6,200′ | 269′ gain

Mt. Mooney (via Charlton Flat)
2 miles | 5,840′ | 422′ gain

Vetter Mountain (via Charlton Flat)
3.8 miles | 5,911′ | 549′ gain

Mt. Sally (via Shortcut Saddle)
2.2 miles | 5,408′ | 600′ gain

Barley Flats (via Red Box)
6.2 miles | 5,600′ | 1,000′ gain

Mt. Lawlor (via Red Box)
6 miles | 5,957′ | 1,300′ gain

Strawberry Peak (via Colby Canyon)
6.3 miles | 6,164′ | 2,650′ gain

Josephine Peak (via Colby Canyon)
8.2 miles | 5,558′ | 2,100′ gain

Mt. Deception (via Red Box)
4.75 miles | 5,796′ | 1,100′ gain

San Gabriel Peak & Mt. Disappointment (via Red Box)
4.34 miles | San Gabriel Peak: 6,161′, Mt. Disappointment: 5,963′ | 1,500′ gain

Mt. Lowe (via Eaton Saddle)
3.2 miles | 5,603′ | 494′ gain

Mt. Markham (via Eaton Saddle)
3.2 miles | 5,742′ | 628′ gain

Occidental Peak
2 miles | 5,732′ | 400′ gain

Granite Mountain (via Mill Creek Summit)
9.5 miles | 6,600′ | 1,765′ gain

Pacifico Mountain (via Mill Creek Summit)
13.4 miles | 7,124′ | 2,208′ gain

Round Top
12 miles | R6,316’ | 2,100′ gain

Rabbit Peak & Iron Mountain #3
9.5 miles | Rabbit Peak: 5,307’, Iron Mountain: 5,040’ | 2,730′ gain

Cole Point
2.8 miles | 5,604’ | 1,500′ gain

Mt. Emma and Old Mt. Emma (via Mt. Emma Road)
6.2 miles | Mt. Emma: 5,273’, Old Mt. Emma: 5,063’ | 1,633’ gain (Mt. Emma: 1,380’, Old Mt. Emma: 253’)

Mt. Lukens (via Stone Canyon)
8.2 miles | 5,074′ | 3,272′ gain

Sunset Peak (via Fire Road)
8 miles | 5,796′ | 1,401′ gain

The Bridge to Nowhere (East Fork Trail)
9.6 miles | 1,000′ gain

Smith Mountain (via Bear Canyon Trail)
7 miles | 5,111′ | 1,826′ gain

Circle Mountain (via Lone Pine Canyon Road)
2.4 miles | 6,875′ | 876′ gain

Rattlesnake Peak
8.8 miles | 5,826′ | 4,400′ gain

Pinyon Ridge
6.4 miles | 6,535′ | 1,100′ gain

Fox Mountain #2
12.6 miles | 5,033’ | 3,000′ gain

Mt. Gleason
18.4 miles | 6,502′ | 2,490′ gain

Arroyo Seco
13.5 miles | 2,948′ | 2,200′ gain

Mt. Baldy (via Ski Hut Trail)
9 miles | 10,064′ | 3,800′ gain

Mt. Baldy (via Ski Hut and Devil’s Backbone)
11 miles | 10,064′ | 3,800′ gain

Three T’s (via Icehouse Canyon)
14 miles | Timber: 8,307’, Telegraph: 8,989’, Thunder: 8,587’| 4,750′ gain
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