Elevation

3,207 ft / 977 m

#5,665 in California

#45,245 in United States

Prominence

7 ft / 2 m

#3,457 in California

#15,453 in United States

Summits

118 summits

#22 in California

#315 in United States

Top climbing months

December   16%

March   14%

January   12%

Most climbed route

Sam Merrill Trail

5.6 mi • 1,364 ft gain • Class 1

Highlights

  • Echo Mountain once housed a hotel and a full railway system to shuttle people from Pasadena to the top of the mountain.
  • There is an echo phone at the top, yell into it and a few seconds later you'll hear your echo through the valley. Hence the name, Echo Mountain!
56 summits • 5.6 mi • 1,364 ft gain • 2 hr 53 min • Class 1
5 summits • 12.5 mi • 1,820 ft gain • 3 hr 32 min
1 summit • 12.5 mi • 1,820 ft gain • 6 hr 12 min
1 summit • 5.6 mi • 1,335 ft gain • 1 hr 50 min
1 summit • 6.4 mi • 1,603 ft gain • 3 hr 24 min

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