Vetter Mountain Trail

California

California

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1.2 mi

Distance

1,278 ft

Gain

1h 19m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Angeles National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

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What's missing

  • No access route mapped

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Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
1.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,278 ft
Elevation loss
1,278 ft
Highest point
5,845 ft
Lowest point
5,326 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Vetter Mountain Trail is a 4.58-mile out-and-back hike in California with 1,278 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 5,845 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
5,326 ft
High point
5,845 ft
Length (round trip)
2.4 mi
Shape
Out and back

It rolls up and down the whole way rather than holding one long climb.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Mt Wilson Cbs, CA weather station, 5.6 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan56° high38° low
  2. Feb55° high37° low
  3. Mar59° high39° low
  4. Apr63° high42° low
  5. May70° high48° low
  6. Jun79° high58° low
  7. Jul84° high64° low
  8. Aug85° high64° low
  9. Sep81° high59° low
  10. Oct72° high51° low
  11. Nov63° high43° low
  12. Dec55° high37° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Angeles National Forest as of Oct 10, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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