Mount San

Antonio (Baldy)
Field Trip
We will be meeting in front of the
Mount Baldy Fire Department
building at 6376 Mt. Baldy Road,
91759 (location A on the map
below), at 2pm June 24th. We will
then be trekking approximately 3
miles of trails and the natural
environment for a hands-on
experience with the past few
weeks material.
Stops include (B) a
segment of
Icehouse Canyon
(lithosphere); (C)
a small river
(hydrosphere);
(D) an outlook
(atmosphere), and
(E) a pine grove
(biosphere).
N = ^
Total hike
approx. 3.5 miles


OUTLOOK & PINE
GROVE
The outlook features an incredible
view of the surrounding San
Gabriel Mountains and their
skylines. Viewers will be able to
see stunning cloud formations and
observe wind effects on the types
of clouds present. Discussion will
include how such clouds are
formed and will vary depending on
which clouds are present at the
time of our tour.

ICEHOUSE CANYON & RIVER
Icehouse Canyon is formed primarily of sedimentary rock, like much of the rest of the San
Gabriel mountains. Thanks to the river that runs through the base of the canyon, it is
constantly being reformed and resculpted in minor variations. The river is usually only present
during the winter and early spring months, drying to a trickle during the hot summer. The
riverbed is a conglomeration of different substances; we will be investigating the different
patterns of erosion along a short stretch of it, as well as the rock patterns of the upper canyon
walls where possible.
The pine grove we will observe is
just one of many peppering the San
Gabriel Mountains and is
composed of lodgepole pines,
although others include different
varieties of evergreen. The pines
have burned several times in this
area, allowing the scorched earth
to repopulate itself healthier and in
more plentiful numbers in the
following years. The most recent
fire on Mount San Antonio was in
late fall of 2012.
All images courtesy of Google Images.