Mount Lowe
About
Mount Lowe is a summit in the Santa Lucia Ranger District of Los Padres National Forest in California, about 3.8 miles from California Polytechnic State University, the nearest town. Close by, the Lopez Canyon hike starts just 0.1 mile away and Bulldozer Trail sits 0.8 mile off. The Artificial/Man-made Walls climbing area is about 1.2 miles away, and Santa Margarita Lake Recreation Area offers lake fishing roughly 6.3 miles away.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
2,599 ft
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Mount Lowe
California
Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.
Facts about this place
Where it is
- Santa Lucia Ranger District · Ranger district
- Los Padres National Forest · National forest
- Nearest town
- California Polytechnic State University, California · 3.8 mi
Conditions
Active alerts for Santa Lucia Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
West Cuesta Fire Use Restrictions
fire-restriction · posted Aug 24, 2026
Santa Lucia Ranger District Storm Damage Recovery
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- LOPEZ CANYONHiking0.1 mi
- Bulldozer TrailHiking0.8 mi
- Artificial/Man-made WallsRock climbing1.2 mi
- Roller Coaster/Tunnel 10 Truck TrailHiking1.7 mi
- Quercus TrailHiking1.8 mi
- Toprope BoulderRock climbing4.6 mi
- SummitRock climbing4.6 mi
- Santa Margarita Lake Recreation AreaLake fishing6.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
