Mount High West Ski Area

Mount High West Ski Area is in Los Angeles, Southern California, California and has an elevation of 6,280 feet. Mount High West Ski Area is situated nearby to the adit Big Horn Mine, as well as near the peak Mount Baden-Powell.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Big Horn Mine and Mount Baden-Powell.

Big Horn Mine

Adit

Photo: Caterpillar84, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Big Horn Mine is an adit, which is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Mount High West Ski Area.

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 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 2½ miles west of Mount High West Ski Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Big Pines and Wrightwood.

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 3½ miles northeast of Mount High West Ski Area.

Wrightwood

Town

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Wrightwood is a census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California. It sits at an elevation of 6,208 feet. The population was 4,720 at the 2020 census, up from 4,525 at the 2010 census. Wrightwood is situated 6 miles east of Mount High West Ski Area.

Mount High West Ski Area

Also known as: “Mount High West Winter Sports Area”
Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

34.35472° or 34° 21′ 17″ north

Longitude

-117.74061° or 117° 44′ 26″ west

Elevation

6,280 feet (1,914 metres)

Open location code

85649735+VQ

GeoNames ID

5375194

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