Potato Mountain is a mountain near Claremont, California at the southern edge of the San Gabriel Mountains. It is one of the first mountains visitors encounter entering the Angeles National Forest. Its summit is about 3,422 feet above sea level.

Potato Mountain
Potato Mountain is located in California
Potato Mountain
Potato Mountain
Location in California
Potato Mountain is located in the United States
Potato Mountain
Potato Mountain
Potato Mountain (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation3,422 ft (1,043 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence480 ft (150 m)[1]
Parent peakMount San Antonio[2]
Coordinates34°10′19″N 117°42′09″W / 34.1719021°N 117.702624°W / 34.1719021; -117.702624[3]
Geography
LocationLos Angeles County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSan Gabriel Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Potato Mountain
Climbing
Easiest routeHike, class 1[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Potato mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Potato Mountain". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "Mount Harwood". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  4. ^ Sierra Club Hundred Peaks Section, 100 Peaks Lookout newsletter, May 1969