Mount Wilson (California)
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Mount Wilson is at the peak of the San Gabriel Mountains, located within the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles County, California. With only minor topo
The northern slope of Mount Wilson, atop which sits an antenna farm near its summit, as seen from Angeles Crest Highway
Pack train to Wilson Peak, Sierra Madre Trail, c. 1900. Photo by George Wharton James.
The Mount Wilson Trail is still open to hikers.
Mount Wilson aerial photo, showing Radio Ridge antenna farm and the Observatory. Photo by Doc Searls.
Eaton Fire
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The Eaton Fire was a highly destructive wildfire in Los Angeles County, in Southern California. The fire began on the evening of January 7, 2025, in Eaton Canyon in the San Gabriel Mountains, and a po
Mount Wilson (California)
…trip to the summit. These hikers built signal fires on the summit to let people below know that the party had arrived safely. In January 2025, the Eaton Fire burned large swaths of Eaton Canyon on the southern aspect of Mount Wilson. Large portions of native canyon live oak and Pseudotsuga macrocarpa were…
Aerial photo of the Eaton Fire on the slopes of Mount Wilson on January 8
The Eaton Fire as it encroached upon Pasadena's northern limits at the East Washington Village area about six and half hours after the fire started
Smoke from the fire on January 8, with smoke from the Palisades Fire to the southwest
The Eaton Fire from Woodland Hills in Los Angeles