Starting from the Angeles Crest Fire Station.Joining Mount Lukens Truck Trail.One of many switchbacks along the road.Leaving the road at 2.7 miles for the firebreak to Hawks Peak.Brushy, but can be avoided for the most part.View back. The town of Altadena is below.Hawks Peak summit.Summit cairn and register.View northeast toward Point 3791 (right of center). Mount Pickens is the taller peak behind it.Short climb to Point 3791.View back toward Hawks Peak.Point 3791 summit.Descending Point 3791.Following the ridge.Rejoining Mount Lukens Truck Trail.Approaching Mount Picken's south ridge.Some bushwhacking near the start of the ridge.About halfway up Mount Picken's south ridge, view back.The ridge flattens out for a short stretch before rising the last 200 feet to the summit.Topping out at a false summit. The high point of Mount Pickens lies a few hundred feet ahead.Mount Pickens summit.View southeast.After retracing my steps down the firebreak, I returned along Mount Lukens Truck Trail.Landslide blocking the road.From Mount Lukens Truck Trail, I turned right onto this dirt road heading toward Bee Flat.A teepee marks the high point of Bee Flat. This is a popular hiking destination for locals.Taking a shortcut through a meadow to reconnect with Mount Lukens Truck Trail.Looking back at Bee Flat shortly before rejoining Mount Lukens Truck Trail.
