Throop Peak

{{short description|Mountain in California, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Throop Peak

| photo = Throop-peak.jpg

| photo_caption =

| elevation_ft = 9142

| elevation_ref = {{NAVD88}}{{cite peakbagger |id=1316 |name=Throop Peak, California}}

| prominence_ft = 618

| prominence_ref =

| listing = Hundred Peaks Section{{cite hps |id=14G |name=Throop Peak |accessdate=2010-09-24}}

| location = Los Angeles County, California, United States

| map = California#USA

| map_caption = Location in California

| map_size = 240

| label_position = below

| range = San Gabriel Mountains

| coordinates = {{coord|34.3505562|N|117.7995051|W|type:mountain_region:US-CA_scale:100000_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| range_coordinates =

| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis |id=252256 |name=Throop Peak}}

| topo = USGS Crystal Lake

| type =

| age =

| first_ascent =

| easiest_route = Trail hike, {{YDS|1}}

{{cite web

| url = http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/angeles/recreation/hike-dawson2throop.shtml

| title = Throop Peak

| publisher = United States Forest Service

| accessdate = 2010-09-24}}

}}

File:Throop Peak Plaque.jpg

Throop Peak ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|r|uː|p}} {{respell|TROOP|'}}) is a {{convert|9142|ft|0}} peak of the San Gabriel Mountains, in the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and Angeles National Forest, in Los Angeles County, California.

The high peak provides views of both the Mojave Desert and the Los Angeles Basin all the way to the ocean. The peak was named for Amos G. Throop, founder of Caltech, formerly called Throop College. The peak marks the northwestern boundary of the Sheep Mountain Wilderness.