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[[Image:Scout trail usgs.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Trail connecting Mount Burnham to Mount Baden-Powell]] | [[Image:Scout trail usgs.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Trail connecting Mount Burnham to Mount Baden-Powell]] | ||
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'''Mount Burnham''' is one of the highest peaks in the [[San Gabriel Mountains]]. It is in the [[Sheep Mountain Wilderness]].<ref name="pb"/> It is named for [[Frederick Russell Burnham]] the famous American [[military scout]] who taught [[scoutcraft]] (then known as ''woodcraft'') to [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Robert Baden-Powell]] and became one of the inspirations for the founding of the [[Scouting|Boy Scouts]]. Mount Burnham was officially recognized by the [[USGS]] at a dedication ceremony in 1951.<ref name="dedication"> | '''Mount Burnham''' is one of the highest peaks (2742 m)in the [[San Gabriel Mountains]]. It is in the [[Sheep Mountain Wilderness]].<ref name="pb"/> It is named for [[Frederick Russell Burnham]] the famous American [[military scout]] who taught [[scoutcraft]] (then known as ''woodcraft'') to [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Robert Baden-Powell]] and became one of the inspirations for the founding of the [[Scouting|Boy Scouts]]. Mount Burnham was officially recognized by the [[USGS]] at a dedication ceremony in 1951.<ref name="dedication"> | ||
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It was original known as (West Twin) "North Baldy Mountain".<ref name="sierraclubsignature"/> The peak is within Los Angeles County, about | It was original known as (West Twin) "North Baldy Mountain".<ref name="sierraclubsignature"/> The peak is within Los Angeles County, about 25,7km north of [[Glendora, California|Glendora]], and 106 km from Los Angeles. In 1956, Mount Burnham was added to the list of Signature Summits by the Hundred Peaks Section of the [[Sierra Club]]. | ||
The | The 85 km long [[Silver Moccasin Trail]], a Boy Scout trail, connects the mountain with [[Mount Baden-Powell]], [[Throop Peak]] and Mount Hawkins. The [[Pacific Crest Trail]] follows the same route in this area. | ||
Most of the forest on Mount Burnham and along the trail consist of plants native to the region. The peak is covered by [[Limber Pine|limber pines]] (''Pinus flexilis''), [[Lodgepole Pine|lodgepole]] (''P. contorta''), [[Sugar Pine|sugar pine]] (''P. lambertiana''), and [[Jeffrey Pine|Jeffrey pine]] (''P. jeffreyi''). Other plants of note include ''[[Holodiscus discolor|Holodiscus microphyllus]]'', ''[[Monardella|Monardella cinerea]]'', ''[[Eriogonum umbellatum]]'', ''Oreonana vestita'', ''[[Cycladenia|Cycladenia humilis]]'', and the rare, local yellow-flowered [[Lupinus peirsonii|Peirson's lupine]] (''Lupinus peirsonii''). The area is occasionally visited by [[Bighorn Sheep|bighorn sheep]] and a rare [[Cougar|mountain lion]]. | Most of the forest on Mount Burnham and along the trail consist of plants native to the region. The peak is covered by [[Limber Pine|limber pines]] (''Pinus flexilis''), [[Lodgepole Pine|lodgepole]] (''P. contorta''), [[Sugar Pine|sugar pine]] (''P. lambertiana''), and [[Jeffrey Pine|Jeffrey pine]] (''P. jeffreyi''). Other plants of note include ''[[Holodiscus discolor|Holodiscus microphyllus]]'', ''[[Monardella|Monardella cinerea]]'', ''[[Eriogonum umbellatum]]'', ''Oreonana vestita'', ''[[Cycladenia|Cycladenia humilis]]'', and the rare, local yellow-flowered [[Lupinus peirsonii|Peirson's lupine]] (''Lupinus peirsonii''). The area is occasionally visited by [[Bighorn Sheep|bighorn sheep]] and a rare [[Cougar|mountain lion]]. | ||
