The San Gabriel Trails Project is my effort to run every trail in the San Gabriel Mountains, for no other purpose than to explore. It does not include every run that I do, or even every run I do in the San Gabriels. I am including every run in the San Gabriel Mountains that includes a trail component not previously covered.
Project Summary
Since July 25, 2015
- Runs: 44
- Distance: 618.5 Miles
- Elevation Gain: 139,467 feet
- Summits: 25
- Bird Species: 73
- Mammal Species: 8
- Reptile Species: 5
Progress Map
Recent Blog Posts About The Project
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Summits
This is a list of mountains summited during the project. They are only listed once (even if summited multiple times). I am generally including all named peaks, and unnamed peaks that are symbolized as a summit on USGS topo maps.
- Mt. Williamson (8,248 feet) – July 25, 2015
- Mt. San Antonio (Baldy – 10,069 feet) – August 16, 2015
- Bighorn Peak (8,441 feet) – August 27, 2015
- Ontario Peak (8,694 feet) – August 27, 2015
- Mt. Baden-Powell (9,406 feet) – September 13, 2015
- Mt. Lukens (5,066 feet) – November 14, 2015
- Josephine Peak (5,558 feet) – November 27, 2015
- Mt. Zion (3,578 feet) – December 17, 2015
- Mt. Lowe (5,606 feet) – December 29, 2015
- Jones Peak (3,375 feet) – January 2, 2016
- Hastings Peak (4,000 feet) – January 2, 2016
- Mt. Wilson (5,712 feet) – January 2, 2016
- Unnamed Peak at 34.291827°, -117.534946° (5,401 feet) – January 24, 2016
- Mendenhall Peak (4,635 feet) – January 30, 2016
- San Gabriel Peak (6,164 feet) – February 23, 2016
- Mt. Disappointment (5,963 feet) – February 23, 2016
- Waterman Mountain (8,041 feet) – April 23, 2016
- Mt. Islip (8,250 feet) – July 23, 2017
- Throop Peak (9,142 feet) – August 12, 2017
- Mt. Burham (8,996 feet) – August 12, 2017
- Pacifico Mountain (7,124 feet) – July 28, 2018
- Vetter Mountain (5,911 feet) – October 14, 2018
- Mount Harvard (5,444 feet) – January 4, 2020
- Mount Yale (4,760 feet – January 4, 2020)
- Hoyt Mountain (4,404 feet – February 26, 2020)
Wildlife
The following wildlife have been observed (or otherwise detected) during the San Gabriel Trails Project.
Birds
- Mallard – Anas platyrhynchos
- Mountain Quail – Oreortyx pictus
- California Quail – Callipepla californica
- Sharp-shinned Hawk – Accipiter striatus
- Cooper’s Hawk – Accipiter cooperii
- Red-tailed Hawk – Buteo jamaicensis
- Band-tailed Pigeon – Patagioenas fasciata
- Mourning Dove – Zenaida macroura
- Western Screech-Owl – Megascops kennicottii (February 22, 2016)
- Northern Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium gnoma (January 19, 2019)
- Common Poorwill – Phalaenoptilus nuttallii (February 22, 2016)
- White-throated Swift – Aeronautes saxatalis (February 23, 2016)
- Anna’s Hummingbird – Calypte anna
- Allen’s Hummingbird – Selasphorus sasin
- Calliope Hummingbird – Selasphorus calliope (April 23, 2016)
- Lewis’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes lewis
- Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus
- Nuttall’s Woodpecker – Picoides nuttallii
- Downy Woodpecker – Picoides pubescens
- Hairy Woodpecker – Picoides villosus
- White-headed Woodpecker – Picoides albolarvatus
- Northern Flicker – Colaptes auratus
- American Kestrel – Falco sparverious
- Pacific-slope Flycatcher – Empidonax difficilis (April 16, 2016)
- Black Phoebe – Sayornis nigricans
- Say’s Phoebe – Sayornis saya
- Hutton’s Vireo – Vireo huttoni
- Steller’s Jay – Cyanocitta stelleri
- Western Scrub-Jay – Aphelocoma californica
- Clark’s Nutcracker – Nucifraga columbiana (April 23, 2016)
- American Crow – Corvus brachyrhynchos
- Common Raven – Corvus corax
- Violet-green Swallow – Tachycineta thalassina (April 23, 2016)
- Mountain Chickadee – Poecile gambeli
- Oak Titmouse – Baeolophus inornatus
- Bushtit – Psaltriparus minimus
- White-breasted Nuthatch – Sitta carolinensis
- Pygmy Nuthatch – Sitta pygmaea
- Brown Creeper – Certhia americana (April 16, 2016)
- Rock Wren – Salpinctes obsoletus
- Canyon Wren – Catherpes mexicanus
- Pacific Wren – Troglodytes pacificus
- Bewick’s Wren – Thryomanes bewickii
- Cactus Wren – Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher – Polioptila caerulea
- Golden-crowned Kinglet – Regulus satrapa
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet – Regulus calendula
- Wrentit – Chamaea fasciata
- Western Bluebird – Sialia mexicana
- Townsend’s Solitaire – Myadestes townsendi
- Hermit Thrush – Catharus guttatus
- American Robin – Turdus migratorius
- California Thrasher – Toxostoma redivivum
- European Starling – Sturnus vulgaris
- Cedar Waxwing – Bombycilla cedrorum
- Orange-crowned Warbler – Oreothlypis celata (April 23, 2016)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler – Setophaga coronata
- Black-throated Gray Warbler – Setophaga nigrescens (April 16, 2016)
- Hermit Warbler – Setophaga occidentalis (April 23, 2016)
- Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca
- Dark-eyed Junco – Junco hyemalis
- White-crowned Sparrow – Zonotrichia leucophrys
- Golden-crowned Sparrow – Zonotrichia atricapilla
- Song Sparrow – Melospiza melodia
- California Towhee – Melozone crissalis
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow – Aimophila ruficeps
- Spotted Towhee – Pipilo maculatus
- House Finch – Haemorhous mexicanus
- Purple Finch – Haemorhous purpureus
- Cassin’s Finch – Haemorhous cassinii (April 23, 2016)
- Pine Siskin – Spinus pinus
- Lesser Goldfinch – Spinus psaltria
- American Goldfinch – Spinus tristis
Mammals
- Merriam’s Chipmunk – Tamias merriami
- California Ground Squirrel – Otospermophilus beecheyi
- Western Gray Squirrel – Sciurus griseus
- Botta’s Pocket Gopher – Thomomys bottae
- Mule Deer – Odocoileus hemionus
- Bighorn Sheep – Ovis canadensis (July 23, 2017)
- Gray Fox – Urocyon cinereoargenteus
- Black Bear – Ursus americanus
Reptiles
- Common Side-blotched Lizard – Uta stansburiana
- Western Fence Lizard – Sceloporus occidentalis (February 23, 2016)
- Western Whiptail – Aspidoscelis tigris (August 21, 2016)
- Southern Alligator Lizard – Elgaria multicarinata (October 14, 2018)
- Pacific Rattlesnake – Crotalos oreganus (July 23, 2017)