The highest point in L.A. County offers breathtaking views, but if summiting Mt. Baldy was on your bucket list for 2025, it seems you are out of luck. The U.S. Forest Service says popular hiking ...

To the editor: I love the kind of defiance shown by the people hiking the trails closed on Mt. Baldy after the Bridge fire. As the saying goes, you can't fix stupid. ("The feds closed Mt.

Beaten down by wind, precipitation and heavy snowfall, Mt. Baldy quite literally looks bald, and it’s that sparseness that creates breathtaking panoramic views as you hike along its rocky spine.

As 30-mph wind gusts howled across a flat spot known as "the notch” halfway up Mt. Baldy last weekend, three young men staggered down from the summit looking cold, tired and very excited to have ...