Mount Harwood

Mount Harwood
Mount Harwood (center) and Devil's Backbone (right) from the southeast, February 2008.
Elevation	9,552 ft (2,911 m) NGVD 29[1]
Prominence	152 ft (46 m) [1]
Parent peak	Mount San Antonio
Listing	Sierra Club Hundred Peaks List [2]
Location
Location	San Bernardino County, California, USA
Range	San Gabriel Mountains
Coordinates	34°17′11″N 117°37′59″W / 34.2863929°N 117.6331103°W / 34.2863929; -117.6331103Coordinates: 34°17′11″N 117°37′59″W / 34.2863929°N 117.6331103°W / 34.2863929; -117.6331103[3]
Topo map	USGS Mount San Antonio
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike, class 1 [2]

Mount Harwood is the first summit east of Mount San Antonio. The United States Geological Survey recognized the name to honor California educator and conservationist Aurelia Squire Harwood in 1965.^[3] Prior to this, the peak now known as Thunder Mountain was also referred to as Mount Harwood.^[4]

Gallery

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  Mount Harwood's west ridge, August 2007. Devil's Backbone Trail passes the summit to the right.

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  Mount Harwood (right), beside Mount San Antonio (center).

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  Mount Hardwood from Devils Backbone

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Mount Harwood, California". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=1340. Retrieved 2009-01-25. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Mount Harwood". Hundred Peaks Section List. Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. http://angeles.sierraclub.org/hps/guides/16J.htm. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Mount Harwood". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:271508. Retrieved 2009-01-25. 
4. ^ "Thunder Mountain". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:255754. Retrieved 2009-01-25.