The PCT at Big Pines,
Pacific Crest Trail Map 024
Elevation
SOURCE: METI, NASA, PICKATRAIL, USGS
PCT Map 024 (NOBO): On this map the PCT follows the Blue Ridge Truck Trail through the Angeles National Forest to Highway 2 at Big Pines and continues west along the San Gabriel Mountains.
What is the length of this section of the PCT?
Metrics
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Length 1 | Min Ele 2 | Max Ele 3 | Range 4 |
| 12.9 mi | 6,608 ft | 9,308 ft | 2,700 ft |
| Northbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time 5 | Gain 6 | Loss 7 | Rating 8 |
| 6.8 hrs | 2,702 ft | 2,493 ft | VS |
| Southbound | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Gain | Loss | Rating |
| 6.8 hrs | 2,493 ft | 2,702 ft | VS |
Calories
The following chart shows the total calories that you may expend on the trail while hiking in both directions. The chart is based on data derived from a statistical model of energy expenditure that relates gross weight, typical speed and trail topography.
Topo Maps
Download the PDF Big Pines topo map and the adjoining quads to plan your hike. These are full-sheet, 7.5 Minute (1:24,000 scale) topographic maps.
Adjoining 7.5' Quadrangle Legend
- Northwest Topo Map: Valyermo, CA
- North Topo Map: Mescal Creek, CA
- Northeast Topo Map: Phelan, CA
- West Topo Map: Crystal Lake, CA
- Topo Map: Mount San Antonio, CA
- East Topo Map: Telegraph Peak, CA
- Southwest Topo Map: Glendora, CA
- South Topo Map: Mount Baldy, CA
- Southeast Topo Map: Cucamonga Peak, CA
Warnings
Prevent tick bites: Treat clothing and gear, such as boots, pants, socks and tents with products containing 0.5% permethrin.
(cdc.gov)
- The American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) may be present in this area. The American dog tick transmits Tularemia and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
- The Brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) may be present in this area. The Brown dog tick transmits Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
- The Western blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus) may be present in this area. The Western blacklegged tick transmits Anaplasmosis and Lyme Disease.
- Length is the total distance of the trail section. The distance between two red diamonds is one mile.
- Min Ele is the minimum elevation on the trail section.
- Max Ele is the maximum elevation on the trail section.
- Range is the difference between maximum and minimum elevation.
- Time is the typical total time required to hike the trail.
- Gain (cumulative elevation gain) is the sum of every gain in elevation.
- Loss (cumulative elevation loss) is the sum of every loss in elevation.
- E = Easiest, M = Moderate, MS = Moderately Strenuous, S = Strenuous, VS = Very Strenuous.