Mount Burnham

"This time I elected to hike Baden Powell from Dawson Saddle as opposed to the “normal” trailhead to avoid the 1,001 switchbacks (not a fan!). It's approximately the same distance, but this way takes you by Throop Peak and Mt Burnham. And there's the occasional views of Los Angeles and the Inland Empire, and very few switchbacks! Temps were on the warm-ish side but not bad given there's plenty of shade for most of the hike. Good thing too, as I a) forgot my hat, and b) discovered at the trailhead my sunblock was missing out of my pack. I'll pay for it in the coming days… Oh and the glider swooping around the summit of Baden-Powell was a nice addition to the scenery. We then retraced our steps, but snagged Burnham and Throop to complete this 3-peak day." — marc • Aug 25, 2019

"A 3-Peaker day today. Leaving from Dawson Saddle, climbed past Throop to summit Mt Burnham first (then over to Mt Hawkins then finishing with Throop). The PCT that connects the 3 is super-easy to follow, but the trail from PCT to the Burnham summit can barely be called a trail... just aim for the highest point and climb." — marc • Jul 22, 2018

"After seeing it from many different peaks, I finally made the trip to Burnham on 9/24/17. On the ridge along which lies Burnham, I have visited Throop Peak 3x (the last time just before going to Burnham), and Baden-Powell 2x (the last peak I visited after Burnham). Burnham on this day was the 2nd of 4 peaks I visited on this moderately challenging 9 mile round-trip hike from Dawson Saddle. I first went to Throop, then to Burnham, then to Unnamed Peak 9,100' (between Burnham and Baden-Powell), and to Baden-Powell. The weather was crisp and awesome, and along the way, I could see all the way to the Southern Sierra Nevada (Owens Peak Wilderness Area in Kern County). The view on Burnham proper was hemmed in partially by trees, but for me, the trees are a great view themselves. The hike is moderately strenuous, but not too overly tough. I hiked up Dawson Saddle Trail to Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), and after visiting Throop, I headed east, down a few hundered feet on the PCT, then up again to a small use trail up the west flank to summit Burnham. There is no summit marker nor register that I could find. After resting a bit, I hiked down the east flank on another use trail back to..." — brianpowell • Sep 24, 2017

"This was a four-peak day, starting at Dawson Saddle and ending at Vincent Gap. We hit Throop, Burnham and Baden-Powell and then headed down to Ross. Back up to Baden-Powell then down to the car shuttle we set up at Vincent Gap. Two of these peaks (Burnham and Ross) were new to me. This was an HPS hike led by the Doggetts. There were a lot of folks in the morning at Vincent Gap, and even a couple of horses, but we didn't really run into many folks on the trails. We did pass a few PCT through hikers. Ross was Jim Kidder's 100th HPS peak! It was a good day to do Ross--fairly cool, a good bit of cloud cover--but as we headed back up toward Baden-Powell, storm clouds had started to roll in. There was a good deal of thunder, but no visible lightning, and an occasional sprinkle. That put a rush in our steps to get over the summit of Baden-Powell and down to a safer and lower area. Total mileage for the day was about 14.5 miles, with 4600 feet of gain." — HikerMark • Jun 6, 2015

"Last stop of the day. This summit register was also missing, even though I signed it a few months back. Someone is going through great lengths to remove all the registers in the San Gabriels." — Christopher • Sep 9, 2013

"Made it up to Mt Baden-Powell in under 1.5 hours from Vincent Gap, then traversed the ridge to Mt Burnham, before heading back down. Beautiful day, even if it was a bit windy. Was hoping to see the ocean from the top, but it was too hazy." — Kevin • Jun 16, 2012

"I found this hike to be moderately difficult, especially the scramble to the summit. Once there you get a great view of Baden Powell which is but a mile away. we were out of time and had to return, but next time.... The ridge between Throop and Burnham was breathtaking." — mdmullenadelantoca • Oct 1, 2011

"After Summiting Mt. Baden Powell we followed the Pacific Crest Trail to the Next bump on the ridge named Mt. Burnham. Didn't stay there for long just took a pic of the of the only semi decent view you can get from the summit and continued on toward Throop Peak. The only copies I have of the pics are too small to upload here." — 1-with-Nature • Aug 7, 2010