VetterMountain ( 5908 ’ ) ( Location : Los Angeles County , about 10 miles north of Monrovia , 40 miles from Los Angeles ) Date : Feb 07 , 2018 09 : 09 ~ 10 : 46 ( 1 h 37 m ) Course : Trailhead ( 09 : 09 ; 5240 ’ ) ~ Silver Moccasin National Recreation Trail Sign & Junction ( 0 . 1 Mile ) ~ Bench ( 0 . 2 Mile ) ~ Paved Road Across ( 0 . 5 Mile ) ~ PavedRoad Across ( 0 . 8 Mile ) ~ Summit ( 09 : 58 ; 1 . 5 Mile ; 5908 ’ ) ~ Trailhead ( 10 : 46 ; 3 . 0 Miles ; 700 ’ Gain ) With : Sierra Club HPS Team ( Leader : Peter & Ignacia Doggett , Pat Vaughn , Jinoak Chung ) 9 Members DRIVING ROUTE 2 From the intersection of I - 210 and Angeles Crest Highway ( SR 2 ) , drive north on Angeles Crest Highway 9 . 5 miles to Angeles Forest Highway . Keep straight . Continue about 4 . 5 miles to the junction with the Mount Wilson Road at the Red Box Ranger Station . Continue on Angeles Crest Highway about 9 miles farther to the signed Charlton Flats Picnic Area on the left . Turn left ( west ) on 3 N 16 . Drive 0 . 1 mile to a paved fork . Turn right . Drive 0 . 6 mile farther to a picnic area on the left just before a gate . A sign on the left reads " Vetter Mountain Trail ". Park here . HIKING ROUTE 2 From the picnic area ( 5240 '), cross the stream bed and follow the Silver Moccasin Trail ( SMT ) for about 200 yards to a fork where the SMT goes to the left . Go straight ahead and go through a picnic area , across a paved road , then across another paved road at a sign " Vetter Mountain Trail 11 W 08 ". Continue on the trail to the summit . ***