Steep but easy climb up the southwest ridge. I came up from a turnout immediately south of the junction of Angeles Crest and the road to Chilao visitor center. The turnout is on the eastbound side of the hwy, and the route heads in a northeast direction. The views into Devil's Canyon while climbing are INCREDIBLE!!!! You can see Mt. Mooney, Stony Ridge Observatory, and Devil Peak to the south, just up from Devil's Canyon. There is evidence of a faint use path enroute, but about 2/3 the way up, it's choked with dead Poodle Dog bush, so I had to circumnavigate around some ceanothus (I'd rather be scratched up a bit than face the Poodle Dog wrath!!!!!!), but I did not take an extraordinary detour though, just around some shrubs here and there. It was a fun and peaceful climb, and while most of the hike is exposed to the sun, the summit area has a small grove of Coulter Pines for shade. The mileage from turnout to peak is just under 1/2 mile with 380' gain. I am now really getting into hiking the lesser known peaks, for I have been finding them on Peakbagger's website. Most of these climbs are fun and have solitude!!! Rather than return the way I climbed, I went down the north slope down to the Chilao Creek area where the forest is lush, and went to a meadow along the wash, and followed a road bed to Louie's Cabin site near the highway. I then explored the visitor center area, and crossed the hwy to my car. Short but sweet day, I felt great to be back in the San Gabriels!! I am also really diggin' the Chilao area; while popular, there are several peaks in the area that are unnamed, relatively unknown, and ready for the climbin'! Between Chilao Camp and visitor center, there is Peak 5,560', and just north of the visitor center, is Peak 5,604' (Newcomb Ranch Peak). There are numerous use paths, game trails, and firebreaks to navigate your way to the peaks!