Condor Peak

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Condor Peak

| photo = Granite Mountain Summit Views - Condor Peak.jpg

| photo_caption = East-northeast aspect

| elevation_ft = 5442

| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger |pid=1327|name=Condor Peak, California|access-date=2024-05-24}}

| prominence_ft = 670.

| prominence_ref =

| isolation_mi = 1.70

| isolation_ref = {{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/60328|title=Condor Peak - 5,460' CA|website=listsofjohn.com|access-date=2024-05-24}}

| parent_peak = Iron Mountain (5,635 ft)

| etymology = California condor

| listing = Hundred Peaks Section{{cite hps |id=09c |name=Condor Peak}}

| map = California#USA

| map_caption = Location in California

| map_size = 260

| label_position = bottom

| country = United States

| state = California

| region = Los Angeles

| region_type = County

| part_type = Protected area

| part = San Gabriel Mountains National Monument[https://www.fs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/san-gabriel-mtns-nm-boundary-map-highres-20240502.pdf San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Map], US Forest Service, Retrieved 2024-05-24.

| range = San Gabriel Mountains{{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/condor-peak-united-states.html|title=Condor Peak, Peakvisor.com|access-date=2024-05-24}}

| coordinates = {{coord|34.3255860|N|118.2187573|W|type:mountain_region:US-CA_scale:100000_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis|id=1656465|name=Condor Peak|access-date=2024-05-24}}

| topo = USGS Condor Peak

| rock =

| type = Fault block

| age =

| first_ascent =

| easiest_route =

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Condor Peak is a {{convert|5,442|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} mountain summit located in the San Gabriel Mountains, in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Description

Condor Peak is set within San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, approximately {{convert|20.|mi|km}} north of downtown Los Angeles. The May 2, 2024, expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument by President Biden brought Condor Peak within the boundary of the monument. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over {{convert|2200.|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above Ybarra Canyon in approximately {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}}. Reaching the summit involves 14 miles of hiking with 4,260 feet of elevation gain.Jerry Schad, Afoot and Afield: Los Angeles County: A Comprehensive Hiking Guide, Wilderness Press, 2010, {{ISBN|9780899976396}}, p. 209. The mountain is named for the California condor which was common here in the early 1900s.[https://hundredpeaks.org/signatures/09c.htm 9C Condor Peak], Hundred Peaks Section, Sierra Club, Retrieved 2024-05-22. This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.

File:Condor Peak Trail Views - Condor Peak.jpg

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Condor Peak is located in a continental climate zone (Dsa) with mostly dry summers (except for scattered summer thunderstorms) and cold, wet winters.{{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/range/san-gabriel-mountains.html|title=San Gabriel Mountains, Peakvisor.com|access-date=2024-05-22}} Most weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean travel east toward the San Gabriel Mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture onto the range. Precipitation runoff from this mountain's chaparral-covered slopes drains to Big Tujunga Creek.