Triangular peak markers in the San Gabriels

Post by **Sean** » Sun Sep 11, 2016 5:00 pm

Found three more blank triangles along the Mt. Lukens Road.

Near Bee Flat

At junction with Earl Canyon Mtwy

On Peak 4223 (Mt. Pickens)

Post by **Sean** » Sun Sep 25, 2016 9:44 pm

I unearthed one on Cole Point and set it upright on the summit.

Post by **JeffH** » Sun Oct 16, 2016 2:32 pm

The marker is missing from Sunset Peak now, I walked up there today. Also gone is the rock pile that housed a summit register with an Eispiraten sticker. Looks like the rocks were moved to create a 8-inch tall windbreak for a tent a few yards to the west of the summit.

This was December 2015

As of today. Quite a few areas were smoothed over as if they had been dug recently.

Post by **JeffH** » Tue Jan 03, 2017 8:15 pm

I saw a couple more this weekend on my trek up Potato Mountain.

This is on the Palmer Canyon Motorway about a mile from Claremont Hills Wilderness Park.

Almost at the summit of Potato. It looks like FV was written on there but nothing official.

Post by **Sean** » Wed Feb 01, 2017 7:42 pm

These two are near the East Fork parking lot.

And this one is off Hwy 39 between the two dams.

Post by **dima** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 2:46 am

Not the San Gabriels, but close enough. Blank triangle on the SW ridge of Arrowhead Peak:

Don't remember the elevation; above 3000ft probably.

Post by **Sean** » Sun May 14, 2017 5:17 am

Found near Azusa River Wilderness Park.

Post by **Sean** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 10:33 am

Noticed this one along the trail in the Hunter's Ridge development in Fontana. No numbers. Almost completely concealed by brush.

Post by **Sean** » Sun Jul 02, 2017 11:40 am

For the record, here is the marker I found and uprighted on Triple Divide (6760') above the junction of Pacifico Mtn. Rd. and Round Top Truck Rd. The triangular headpiece was shot up and lacked identifiers.

Post by **dima** » Sat Dec 16, 2017 11:45 am

Two more. First the less-interesting one. This isn't in the San Gabriels, but close-enough. On Juncal-Murietta Road, just above the Jameson reservoir. This is over Thanksgiving, so the whole area has burned down since then. Note the thick, flammable brush cover. In any case, PFC3 and PW4:

The more interesting one is just South of point 6138, just off the main trail to Iron Mt. W17:

Post by **dima** » Sun Jan 07, 2018 12:17 pm

No photos, but two more number-less triangles:

On a minor peak, next to a powerline-tower just below White Saddle on Van Tassel road.

Above that, at the junction of Van Tassel road and Rincon-Red Box rd.

Post by **Uncle Rico** » Sun Jan 07, 2018 6:30 pm

There's a double triangle on the summit of San Gabriel Peak. I didn't take a pic because I thought it was already on the list. But I didn't see it on a quick scan of this thread so I'm adding it to the list. Sorry if its a dupe.

Slowest_Hiker · Post by **Slowest_Hiker** » Sun Feb 04, 2018 7:38 pm

Under the water tank at San Olene.

Post by **dima** » Mon Feb 19, 2018 12:06 am

Point 2867, East of Mt Bliss

Post by **Sean** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 11:14 am

Found on Rafael BM.

Post by **Sean** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 11:51 am

Buy one get one free: start of ridge near the San Gabriel Dam road entrance.

The main letters are obscured by fire damage, but I think the top one says "S 15" with a small "ST2" stamped into the base corner. And the bottom sign says "ST 2" with "S34" stamped into its base.

Post by **Sean** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:14 pm

I don't think we've documented any on Waterman. Here is one ("Z-39 USFS") near the summit.

And one at the trailhead from Three Points.

Looks like it might read "KT 6".

Post by **Uncle Rico** » Sun Apr 15, 2018 6:35 pm

These are probably the 2 Sean mentions in his post #10 of this thread.

Near the summit of Pt. 6168 on the HPS route #1 to Bare Mountain.

Along the ridge where HPS route #1 to Bare Mountains intersects HPS route #2

Both of these posts had faint, residual number/lettering, but I couldn't make it out.

Slowest_Hiker · Post by **Slowest_Hiker** » Sat Jul 07, 2018 12:38 pm

Mt. Pacifico Campground two-toned overlapping double triangle.

Slowest_Hiker · Post by **Slowest_Hiker** » Sun Sep 09, 2018 6:51 pm

Cabin Flat. Difficult to read (ABR25?).

Post by **dima** » Sat Dec 22, 2018 9:32 pm

A bit North of Mt Bliss, a bit East of Van Tassel rd. On the nameless bump a bit above 3600ft MSL (or maybe on the next bump on that ridge). S61:

jfr · Post by **jfr** » Sun May 19, 2019 4:49 pm

Yet another metal triangle on the Wright Mountain Summit, 8505 feet elevation:

Too much paint is gone to read this one

Post by **dima** » Sun May 19, 2019 9:59 pm

Wait, really? I've been on the Wright mtn summit ~ 5 years ago, and this wasn't there. Were we at the wrong place? I recall the summit being poorly-defined.

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » Mon May 20, 2019 11:10 am

dima wrote: Some peaks in the San Gabriels have metal signs on them with some sort of code written on an inverted triangle, like this W15 on top of Iron Mountain:

There's a W5 on top of Lookout Mountain, and I've seen a number of others I can't recall right now. Does anybody know what those signify? Is there a list?

Lookout is awesome! Had a lot of fun on that hike.

Post by **Sean** » Mon May 20, 2019 12:09 pm

dima wrote: Wait, really? I've been on the Wright mtn summit ~ 5 years ago, and this wasn't there. Were we at the wrong place? I recall the summit being poorly-defined.

July 2014 there was only a rock pile, and I found pieces of the torn register on the south ridge. March 2016 the metal post had appeared in the rock pile. The summit is broad and flat. Go to the east side to find the rock pile among trees.

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » Mon May 20, 2019 12:14 pm

Sean wrote:
dima wrote: Wait, really? I've been on the Wright mtn summit ~ 5 years ago, and this wasn't there. Were we at the wrong place? I recall the summit being poorly-defined.
July 2014 there was only a rock pile, and I found pieces of the torn register on the south ridge. March 2016 the metal post had appeared in the rock pile. The summit is broad and flat. Go to the east side to find the rock pile among trees.

I was on Wright last summer and I don't recall seeing a triangle at the rock pile.

On a related note: Wright was one of the most uninteresting summits I've ever been on. Great views on the way up and down though...

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » Mon May 20, 2019 12:21 pm

Here's the pile (pictured in July)

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » Tue Jun 04, 2019 6:12 pm

Gobblers Knob

Circle Mountain

Girl Hiker · Post by **Girl Hiker** » Wed Jun 05, 2019 8:29 am

March 2016

no register

Slowest_Hiker · Post by **Slowest_Hiker** » Sun Aug 04, 2019 4:20 pm

On the fire road from the 2 to Mt Waterman. Looks like it once said ZW-7, later painted over with ZT-3.