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The [[Pacific Crest Trail]] reaches within {{convert|0.25|mi}} of the summit; at {{convert|9360|ft}}, this is highest point of the trail south of the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]]. | The [[Pacific Crest Trail]] reaches within {{convert|0.25|mi}} of the summit; at {{convert|9360|ft}}, this is highest point of the trail south of the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]]. | ||
The summit has long been a favorite hiking excursion either from the Mount Islip Saddle near Little Jimmy Trail Camp, or the Vincent Gap Trail which leads up a moderate to strenuous set of switchbacks from Wrightwood. Mount Baden-Powell is also the high point along the The [[Silver Moccasin Trail]], a historic {{convert|53|mi|km|0|adj=on}} Boy Scout hiking trail, connects this summit to [[Mount Burnham]] (less than {{convert|1|mi|km|1}} away), [[Throop Peak]] and Mount Hawkins. The Vincent Gap hike leads through a variety of forested areas consisting of [[Jeffrey Pine]], [[Ponderosa Pine]], [[ | The summit has long been a favorite hiking excursion either from the Mount Islip Saddle near Little Jimmy Trail Camp, or the Vincent Gap Trail which leads up a moderate to strenuous set of switchbacks from Wrightwood. Mount Baden-Powell is also the high point along the The [[Silver Moccasin Trail]], a historic {{convert|53|mi|km|0|adj=on}} Boy Scout hiking trail, connects this summit to [[Mount Burnham]] (less than {{convert|1|mi|km|1}} away), [[Throop Peak]] and Mount Hawkins. The Vincent Gap hike leads through a variety of forested areas consisting of [[Jeffrey Pine]], [[Ponderosa Pine]], [[Lodgepole Pine]]]], [[Calocedrus decurrens|Incense-cedar, and an ancient forest of [[Limber Pine]] some of which are more than 2,000 years old. | ||
In 1957 several Southern California councils of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] placed a formal marker at the summit with a plaque dedicated to Lord Baden-Powell. | In 1957 several Southern California councils of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] placed a formal marker at the summit with a plaque dedicated to Lord Baden-Powell. | ||