"Completed the Waterman Mountain loop and its three summits. Went counterclockwise on the loop. Nice to see the summit was unburned, despite the surrounding areas getting a direct hit." — MikeTeeples • Jul 16, 2025

"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

"This is not the HPS summit, but it is the apparent high point of the entire mountain. It has a solar panel on a small jumble of rocks on it with an equipment shed next to it. The elevation appears to be about 8,040'-8,050'. It is only 1 of 2 spots on the mountain above 8,000', with the HPS summit to the south at 8,038' being the other. I hiked it all the way from the east part (exit) of Buckhorn up to Peak 7190, the west along the ridge hitting Waterman Benchmark (7,911'), then HPS Waterman (8,038'- Twin Benchmark) then curved around the U-Shaped ridge of Waterman to hit this one up, which is within the Mt. Waterman Ski Area. I then hiked down the mountain northeast in a random jumble of use trail, ski runs, a gully, and old road bed to rejoin the Waterman Trail for 300 yards back to Angeles Crest between Buckhorn Day Use and Buckhorn Campground West (entrance) and then, I followed the highway east back to the campground exit and my car. All together, the hike was about a 7 miles r/t loop with about 1,600' gain. It was a tiring, hot, and great experience in my beloved San Gabriel Mountains!!" — brianpowell • Sep 23, 2018