Vetter Mountain

Vetter Mountain
Vetter Mountain fire lookout tower
Highest point
Elevation5,911 ft (1,802 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence708 ft (216 m)[1]
Listing
Coordinates34°17′49″N 118°01′43″W / 34.297053342°N 118.028562217°W / 34.297053342; -118.028562217[4]
Geography
Vetter Mountain is located in California
Vetter Mountain
Vetter Mountain
Location in California
Location
Parent rangeSan Gabriel Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Chilao Flat
Climbing
Easiest routeForest road 3Na6[5]

Vetter Mountain is located in the San Gabriel Mountains and within the Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles County, California, United States. Elevation 5,911 feet (1,802 m) feet.

Named by USFS surveyor Don McLain (c. 1933) for Victor P. Vetter (nd.), a dedicated forest ranger and fire dispatcher. Vetter won the USFS Bissell Medal for outstanding work in forest conservation (1930).

The Silver Moccasin Trail crosses the mountain on its eastern slopes.

  1. ^ a b "Vetter Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com.
  2. ^ "Hundred Peaks Section List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club.
  3. ^ "California Forest Fire Lookout sites".
  4. ^ "Mt Wilson J 1". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce.
  5. ^ "3.14 Visual Resources" (PDF). Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project. California Public Utilities Commission.