Echo Mountain via Sam Merrill

from Cobb Estate · 1,818 ft → Echo Mountain 3,182 ft

Sources last read Oct 21, 10:16 PM PT · we re-check every hour
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Echo Mountain

Closed

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Forecast Closed — Forest Order 05-01-26-04 · until Dec 31, 2027

Forecast: today's orders by end date + NWS forecast. A new order can come any time.

Echo Mountain

Closed forecast

1,0002,0003,000Cobb Estate1,818 ftEcho Mountain3,182 ft

Field note

Changes vs today:

  • New: About 1.6 in of rain on a fresh burn scar
  • New: About 1.6 in of rain: fords may be deep and fast
Log route sections and sources
  1. Cobb Estate → Echo Mountain · Closed

    Trails: 12W14.1 (Sam Merrill Trail (Lower)), 12W14.A (Echo Mtn)

    River crossing: Las Flores Creek — not monitored: no stream gauge for this river.

    • Forest Order 05-01-26-04 · see Field note ↑
    • Unclear if Forest Order 05-01-26-04 closes the trail · order may cover it
    • About 1.6 in of rain on a fresh burn scar
    • About 1.6 in of rain: fords may be deep and fast
    Sources and dates (3)
    • order may cover it · Forest Order 05-01-26-04 (Eaton Fire Area Closure) lists "Echo Mountain Trail" as 12W12A, but in the USFS trail registry it is 12W14.A: we can't tell whether 12W14.A (Echo Mtn) is closed.

      Forest Order 05-01-26-04 (Eaton Fire Area Closure), in effect Jan 7 – Dec 31, 2027 · Official closure map

      Order lists: “12W12A Echo Mountain Trail”

      Check it yourself: Angeles National Forest · updated Jan 7, 3:53 PM · checked Oct 21, 10:15 PM · we re-check every hour

    • About 1.6 in of rain in the 48 hours through Oct 22 over the Eaton Fire burn scar (2025): rain on a fresh burn scar can bring debris flows and rockfall.

      Source: National Weather Service · updated Oct 21, 8:56 PM · checked Oct 21, 10:15 PM

    • About 1.6 in of rain in the 48 hours through Oct 22 at the Las Flores Creek crossings: rivers rise fast after heavy rain, and fords may be deep and fast.

      Source: National Weather Service · updated Oct 21, 8:56 PM · checked Oct 21, 10:15 PM

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