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1 summit • 6.6 mi • 1,045 ft gain • 3 hr 36 min
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"The Johnson cohort of Troop 128 successfully climbed 4 peaks in the Angeles National Forest. First was Peak 7243 (unnamed) after a short hike off the Mt. Waterman trail. Then on to Waterman Mountain Benchmark. Shortly after, we made it to the summit of "Lady" Waterman Mountain (read John W. Robinson's "Trails of the Angeles" hike guide for more info). We were unable to find the register and headed to the top of Waterman Mountain North. Then, we continued our trek down through the ski resort (which boasts a disc golf course), arriving back at the car. In all, 7 miles of hiking with nearly 1500 feet of elevation gain. Unfortunately, my AllTrails app crashed during the hike, resulting in an inaccurate hike summary. It was nice to be up in the mountains and enjoying the cool, fresh air in a hot day in Southern California." — mattjohnson • Aug 22, 2020
"Did the loop hike of Waterman Mountain to get all three summits. First was Waterman Benchmark. I went off trail where I found spires of boulders. I searched a few of them, but didn’t find the benchmark. Next, I moved on to the familiar Waterman Mountain. I found the benchmark with no problem. Last, I went to Waterman North Summit, for the first time. Afterwards, I explored the buildings and equipment at the ski resort. Seems like it would be a nice place in the snow." — MikeTeeples • Jul 11, 2020
"Overnight camping at Chilao Campgrounds on the 4th of July! After getting our campsite, we drove to Waterman Mountain Day Use Area and started the hike. Temperatures were great, and there is tons of shade and every so often nice views. I detoured off the trail to hit Waterman Benchmark, though never did find the actual benchmark itself. Then we made our way over to Waterman Mountain and managed to find the benchmark on top of a pile of rocks. finally we started down going the direction of the old ski runs and grabbed Waterman Mountain North Summit, which is atop a pile of rocks next to a ski lift. On the way down, there was quite a bit of heavy equipment, some abandoned, some appeared not. Afterwards, back to the campsite." — marc • Jul 4, 2019
"For the record, Waterman Benchmark IS NOT the actual high point summit of Waterman Mountain. Waterman Mountain has a few summits, 2 of which are just above 8,000'. Waterman's HPS summit is Twin Benchmark which is at 8,038' on the southern part of the summit plateau. The other peak is the actual high point, which I term Waterman North, is probably closer to 8,040'-8,050' which has a solar panel on top of jumble of rocks at the summit, and an equipment shelter next to it. That summit has no official name and is within the Mt. Waterman Ski Area. Waterman Benchmark itself is 7,911' and is the mound to the east of the HPS summit. It can be accessed from hiking the Waterman Trail as it switchbacks up the east side of the mountain, and then it crests to the northwest of the benchmark before briefly heading downhill for a short stint. HPS Waterman is the mass to the west ahead. At the crest, turn left off trail and curve left (east) to follow the ridge cross-country a short distance over 2 bumps, and the benchmark is found just past the second bump. This benchmark actually says "Waterman" on it. I hiked to the benchmark via Buckhorn's east exit over Peak 7190 and west along the r..." — brianpowell • Sep 23, 2018