Big Rock Campground

Big Rock Campground is a camp in Los Angeles, Southern California, California and has an elevation of 5,436 feet. Big Rock Campground is situated nearby to the peak Mount Burnham, as well as near the mountain saddle Dawson Saddle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Baden-Powell and Mount Burnham.

Mount Baden-Powell

Peak

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Mount Baden-Powell is a peak in the San Gabriel Mountains of California named for the founder of the World Scouting Movement, Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell. Mount Baden-Powell is situated 2 miles south of Big Rock Campground.

Mount Burnham

Peak

Photo: Ctatkinson, Public domain.

Mount Burnham is one of the highest peaks in the San Gabriel Mountains. It is in the Sheep Mountain Wilderness. It is named for Frederick Russell Burnham the famous American military scout who taught Scoutcraft to Robert Baden-Powell and became one of the inspirations for the founding of the Boy Scouts. Mount Burnham is situated 2 miles south of Big Rock Campground.

Dawson Saddle

Mountain saddle

Dawson Saddle is a saddle and mountain pass over the San Gabriel Mountains located in northeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. At 7,943 ft, it is the highest point along the Angeles Crest Highway and the second highest mountain pass in Southern California after Onyx Summit. Dawson Saddle is situated 2 miles southwest of Big Rock Campground.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Islip Saddle and Big Pines.

Islip Saddle

Locality

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Islip Saddle is a saddle and mountain pass in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It lies just west of Mount Islip in the San Gabriel Mountains at the intersection of State Route 2 and the northern terminus of State Route 39. Islip Saddle is situated 4½ miles southwest of Big Rock Campground.

Big Pines

Village

Photo: Rennett Stowe, CC BY 2.0.

Big Pines is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is in the Angeles National Forest, San Gabriel Mountains. Big Pines is situated 5 miles east of Big Rock Campground.

Valyermo

Hamlet

Photo: B Garrett, CC BY 2.0.

Valyermo is an unincorporated community located in the Mojave Desert, in Los Angeles County, California. The community has a population of about 450. Valyermo is situated 6 miles northwest of Big Rock Campground.

Big Rock Campground

Type: Camp
Also known as: “Big Rock Camp”
Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

34.38778° or 34° 23′ 16″ north

Longitude

-117.77673° or 117° 46′ 36″ west

Elevation

5,436 feet (1,657 metres)

Open location code

856496QF+48

GeoNames ID

5328484

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