Pine Mountain (San Bernardino County, California)
{{Short description|Mountain in California, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Pine Mountain
| photo = Pine from Baden-Powell.jpg
| photo_caption = Northwest aspect of Pine Mountain (center)
| elevation_ft = 9652
| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger |pid=1332|name=Pine Mountain, California|access-date=2024-05-26}}
| prominence_ft = 862
| isolation_mi = 1.70
| isolation_ref = {{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/56605|title=Pine Mountain - 9,648' CA|website=listsofjohn.com|access-date=2024-05-26}}
| parent_peak = Mount San Antonio (10,064 ft)
| etymology =
| listing = Hundred Peaks Section{{cite hps |id=16c |name=Pine Mountain #1}}
| map = California#USA
| map_caption = Location in California
| map_size = 260
| label_position = bottom
| country = United States
| state = California
| region = San Bernardino
| 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 2024-05-26.
Sheep Mountain Wilderness
| range = San Gabriel Mountains{{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/pine-mountain-1doayj7fd.html|title=Pine Mountain, Peakvisor.com|access-date=2024-05-26}}
| coordinates = {{coord|34.3135735|N|117.6441656|W|type:mountain_region:US-CA_scale:100000_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis|id=272994|name=Pine Mountain|access-date=2024-05-26}}
| topo = USGS Mount San Antonio
| rock =
| type = Fault block
| age =
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = North Backbone Trail
}}
Pine Mountain is a {{convert|9,652|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} summit located in the San Gabriel Mountains, in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
Description
Pine Mountain is set approximately {{convert|40.|mi|km}} northeast of downtown Los Angeles within San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and the Sheep Mountain Wilderness. It ranks as the second-highest peak in the San Gabriel Mountains, second-highest in the wilderness and monument, and the 10th-highest in the county. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises {{convert|2650.|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above North Fork Lytle Creek in approximately {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}}. Reaching the summit involves 6.5 miles of trail hiking with 1,600 feet of elevation gain.Allen Riedel, 100 Classic Hikes in Southern California, The Mountaineers Books, 2008, {{ISBN|9781594851254}}, p. 95. The mountain was named by the US Forest Service for the dense stand of Jeffrey Pine and white fir covering the slopes.[https://hundredpeaks.org/signatures/16c.htm 16C Pine Mountain #1], Hundred Peaks Section, Sierra Club, Retrieved 2024-05-26. This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names and first appeared in 1901.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Pine Mountain 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 west slopes drains to the San Gabriel River and the east slope drains into Lytle Creek.
See also
- {{Portal-inline|Mountains|size=tiny}}
Gallery
File:LA Skyline Mountains2.jpg|Los Angeles with Pine Mountain to left, Mount San Antonio (aka Baldy) to right
File:Los Angeles with Mount Baldy.jpg|Los Angeles with Pine Mountain to left of center, Mount San Antonio center
File:Los Angeles, Winter 2016.jpg|Los Angeles with Pine Mountain to left, Mount San Antonio (aka Baldy) center
File:The Islands of Mt Baldy.jpg|View from the summit of Mount Baden-Powell. Pine Mountain to left and Mount San Antonio (aka Baldy) to right.
File:San Gabriel Mtns & Los Angeles Skyline (3699427354).jpg|Los Angeles with Pine Mountain to left, Mount San Antonio (aka Baldy) to right
References
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{{Geographic Location 2
| Center = Pine Mountain
| North = Wrightwood
| Northeast = San Andreas Fault
| East = Lytle Creek
| Southeast = Dawson Peak
| South = Mount San Antonio
| Southwest = Los Angeles County
| West = San Gabriel River
| Northwest = Pine Mountain Ridge
}}
Category:Mountains of San Bernardino County, California
Category:Two-thousanders of the United States
Category:San Bernardino National Forest
Category:Angeles National Forest
Category:San Gabriel Mountains