Plant Guide to Mt. Baden-Powell and Lamel Spring Trail

Plant Guide to Mt. Baden-Powell and Lamel Spring Trail

This is a working list, about which we make no guarantees at all until we officially release it. Use at your own risk!

Introduction and Explanation of Plant Trail Guides
Introduction
Highlights of This Trail
Fieldwork Dates and Summary of List Changes With Time
The Plant Guide
Comments On Specific Species
Introduction

The mileages given here are uncorrected readings from my pedometer on 9/25/03, which is a bit lower than the mileage posted on the few trail signs. (The difference is well within my pedometer error of ~6%.) Later versions will attempt to rectify the difference. Topo! mileages using the trail on the USGS topographic maps are lower than my pedometer, and are likely to be underestimated by as much as 30% here due to the large number of tight switchbacks on this trail.
Highlights of This Trail

Botanical highlights of this trail include:

Number of Unique Taxa On This Trail

The following histogram gives the number of trails in our database that contain each taxon on this trail. We had 66 trails in our database when this histogram was made. A number of "1" means the taxon has only been found on this trail among the trails in our database.

Number of Trails
Containing A Taxon Number Of Taxa
On This Trail % of Taxa
On This Trail
1 3 5%
2 2 3%
3 5 8%
4 2 3%
5 7 12%

1-5 19 32%
6-10 22 37%
11-15 10 17%
16-20 5 8%
21-25 0 0%
26-30 1 2%
31-35 3 5%
36-40 1 2%
Total Taxa 60 100%

We found 3 additional species not in the above table, since they have not been identified yet. These additional species are marked with ? or sp in the id? column in the guide, and have no entry in the #all column.
Fieldwork Dates and Summary of List Changes With Time

The following table gives the dates the trail was walked and taxa recorded. After each visit, the table gives the total number of taxa on the list and the breakdown of the taxa without positive identification. See Explanation of Plant Trail Guides to understand the symbols below.

Visit Date Visit # # taxa # "?" # "sp" # "~" # "ssp"
8/30/2002 1 44 0 2 0 3
9/25/2003 2 63 6 1 3 0

The 8/30/02 fieldwork was only to mile 2.32.
The Plant Guide

Version for printing, without lines and other text on this page (5 pages)

Mile S # id? Common Name Latin Name #here #all
0.00 Trailhead at southwest corner of parking lot at Vincent Gap, elevation 6580 feet.
0.00 r 1 *knotweed Polygonum arenastrum 1 / 1 6
0.00 r 2 bur-ragweed Ambrosia acanthicarpa 3 / 1 11
0.00 r 3 *shortpod mustard Hirschfeldia incana 3 / 1 34
0.00 r 4 *downy brome Bromus tectorum 5 / 1 19
0.00 r 5 naked buckwheat Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum 99 / 9 5
0.00 r Sign: "Warning: Hazardous Trail during winter months. Steep icy slopes."
0.00 r 6 mountain sagebrush Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana 10 / 2 8
0.00 l 7 canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis 99 / 9 17
0.00 r 8 San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus 20 / 9 11
0.00 l Sign: "Mine Gulch 4.5 mi (left); Lamel Spring 1.5 mi (right); Baden-Powell summit 4 mi (right); no bicycles allowed".
0.00 r 9 Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi 99 / 9 15
0.00 b 10 nodding bedstraw Galium hallii 30 / 9 3
0.00 r 11 California squirreltail Elymus elymoides ssp. californicus 10 / 2 5
0.00 b 12 beaked penstemon Penstemon rostriflorus 99 / 9 9
0.01 b 13 sulphur buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum var. munzii 20 / 4 8
0.01 l 14 Martin's paintbrush Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii 20 / 5 13
0.01 l 15 white fir Abies concolor 99 / 9 15
0.01 l 16 one-sided bluegrass Poa secunda ssp. secunda 10 / 2 19
0.01 l 17 western wallflower Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum 30 / 5 12
0.01 l 18 sp deer brush Ceanothus integerrimus 2 / 2 5
0.01 r PCT post.
0.01 l 19 birch-leaf mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides 1 / 1 13
0.02 l 20 ~ spear-leaved mountain dandelion Agoseris retrorsa 3 / 1 9
0.02 r 21 Wright's buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum 10 / 2 10
0.02 r 22 leafy daisy Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus 99 / 9 27
0.02 Trail turns 90 degrees left.
0.03 r End of wooden rail. Sign: "Adopt-A-Trail: Boy Scouts of America".
0.03 r 24 Nevin's bird's beak Cordylanthus nevinii 30 / 2 4
0.05 r 23 mountain whitethorn Ceanothus cordulatus⁺ 30 / 9 11
0.06 r 25 fir mistletoe Phoradendron pauciflorum / 7
0.06 r 26 incense-cedar Calocedrus decurrens / 10
0.09 l 27 gooseberry Ribes sp. 30 / 9
0.09 l 28 ? first-year Arabis biennial?
0.09 l 29 ? Davidson's phacelia Phacelia davidsonii 30 / 5 7
0.12 Switchback left, #1.
0.14 l 30 Fremont's goosefoot Chenopodium fremontii 20 / 3 10
0.21 r 31 flannelbush Fremontodendron californicum ssp. californicum 2 / 1 6
0.22 r 32 ? white catch-fly Silene verecunda ssp. platyota 20 / 2 8
0.21 l Switchback right, #2. Sign: "Please use the trail. Short cuts cause erosion".
0.24 r mountain whitethorn Ceanothus cordulatus⁺ /
0.27 l 33 Parish's tauschia Tauschia parishii 20 / 2 4
0.28 l 34 California fuchsia Epilobium canum⁺ 40 / 5 8
0.28 l 35 southern mountain-monardella Monardella australis 20 / 4 5
0.37 36 Utah service-berry Amelanchier utahensis⁺ 1 / 1 7
0.38 r 37 blue elderberry Sambucus mexicana 2 / 2 33
0.38 l 38 wax currant Ribes cereum var. cereum 5 / 3 8
0.40 l 39 ? western choke-cherry Prunus virginiana var. demissa⁺ 1 / 1 6
0.42 l 40 wild tarragon Artemisia dracunculus 5 / 1 20
0.43 Switchback left, #3. Sign:"El 6808. Mile 0.x3. (sb) 3" (x = missing letters or numbers in sign). Old trail continues straight here, but is blocked off and not maintained.
0.58 Trail gradually bends right 90°.
0.60 l ? (unk per grass)
0.62 r 41 ~ golden yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum 1 / 1 35
0.63 r 42 ~ San Bernardino Mountain onion Allium monticola⁺ 30 / 2 3
0.64 Switchback right, #4, with a pretty bank of California fuchsia in the middle, elevation ~7010 feet.
0.65 l 43 curl-leaf mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus 1 / 1 6
0.67 l 44 Grinnell's beardtongue Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii 20 / 3 11
0.72 r 45 sugar pine Pinus lambertiana 99 / 9 8
0.79 Switchback left, #5, elevation ~7150 feet. Sign: El 71x0. Mile 0.7x. (sb) 5".
0.85 Switchback right, #6. Double-long bench without back with great views to northeast.
0.92 Switchback left, #7.
0.98 Trail curves right 90°.
1.00 l 46 zig-zag gayophytum Gayophytum heterozygum 30 / 2 1
1.02 r 47 California brickellbush Brickellia californica 1 / 1 19
1.02 Switchback right, #8, elevation ~7340 feet.
1.10 Switchback left, #9.
1.12 l Jct. path.
1.13 Trail curves right 90°.
1.17 Switchback right, #10.
1.20 Steep shortcut path on left - do not take.
1.23 Switchback left, #11. Faint use trail continues straight.
1.25 l Upper end of steep shortcut path.
1.29 Switchback right, #12, elevation ~7560 feet.
1.38 l 48 pine lousewort Pedicularis semibarbata 99 / 9 9
1.44 Switchback left, #13. Faint use trail continues straight.
1.53 Trail curves right 90°.
1.53 r 49 rock buckwheat Eriogonum saxatile 3 / 1 6
1.55 l 50 bush chinquapin Chrysolepis sempervirens 10 / 3 5
1.60 Switchback right, #14, elevation ~7760 feet; Jct. trail to Lamel Spring. Sign: "Lamel Spring 1/4 mi (left); Mt. Baden-Powell 2 mi (r); Little Jimmy Campground 9 mi (r): Islip Saddle 11 mi (r); Crystal Lake 12 mi (r) 8W05".

Plants along side trail to Lamel Spring:
0.05 r 51 willowherb Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum 20 / 1 13
0.05 b 52 scarlet monkeyflower Mimulus cardinalis 20 / 1 7
0.05 (scented shooting star, Dodecatheon redolens, and Bigelow's sneezeweed, Helenium bigelovii, just below trail to left.)
0.05 l 53 interior rose Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana 10 / 1 5
0.07 Lamel Spring. Turnaround and rejoin the Baden-Powell trail unless you want to see the next species and the ravine at the end of a short continuation of this trail. Warning: the continuation trail past the spring is narrow on a steep slope and hence is a bit hazardous.
0.09 54 green-leaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula 5 / 2 6

1.60 Continuation on Baden-Powell Trail
1.65 Trail curves 90° left as it crosses a ridge.
1.67 r Jct. short use trail leading to a makeshift table and cooking ring.
1.73 l Jct. another shortcut path.
1.75 b 55 lodgepole pine Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana 99 / 9 3
1.78 Switchback left, #15. Sign: "El. 7903 Mi. 2.02 (sb) 15".
1.87 Trail curves 90° right as it crosses a ridge.
1.91 Lodgepole pine with bear claw marks.
1.93 Switchback right, #16, elevation ~8010 feet.
2.00 l 56 ? unk plant with habit like Pedicularis but with three large lobes on its leaf.11
2.09 Trail enters an area whose overall slope is much gentler.
2.13 "U"-shaped switchback left, #17.
2.25 Trail curves right 90° as it crosses a ridge.
2.31 r 57 broad-seeded rock-cress? Arabis platysperma? 2 / 1 2
2.32 Switchback right, #18. Sign: "El 8240 Mi 2.45 (sb) 18".
2.36 Trail bends left as it crosses a broad ridge.
2.48 Highest Jeffrey pines near here.
2.54 Switchback left, #19. Sign: "El. 8440 Mi. 2.68 (sb) 19".
2.54 Highest sugar pines near here.
2.74 Trail curves right as it crosses a ridge.
2.74 Switchback right, #20, elevation ~8560 feet. Sign: "El 8660 Mi 2.89 (sb) 20".
2.77 Highest white firs near here.
2.77 b 58 limber pine Pinus flexilis 99 / 9 2
2.80 "U"-shaped switchback left, #21.
2.86 Switchback right, #22.
2.93 Switchback left, #23.
2.99 Switchback right, #24.
3.03 Switchback left, #25, elevation ~8800 feet. Sign: "El 9060 Mi. 3.2x (sb) 25".
3.07 Switchback right, #26.
3.10 Switchback left, #27.
3.14 Switchback right, #28.
3.17 Switchback left, #29.
Highest lodgepole pine.
3.20 Switchback right, #30. Great views now of Devils Punchbowl area and Mojave Desert.
3.25 Switchback left, #31.
3.31 Switchback right, #32, elevation ~9000 feet.
3.34 Switchback left, #33.
3.36 Switchback right, #34.
3.39 Switchback left, #35.
3.40 l 59 pinedrops Pterospora andromedea 1 / 1 3
3.43 Switchback right, #36.
3.46 r Switchback left, #37. Jct. path up ridge at a blank wooden post.
3.49 Switchback right, #38, elevation ~9200 feet.
3.54 Can now see Baden-Powell for first time.
3.55 r 60 gray monardella Monardella cinerea 30 / 2 1
3.57 Now on top ridge, with great views.
3.57 l 61 squirreltail Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides 5 / 1 5
3.61 r Sign on trunk: "Limber Pine, Pinus flexilis".
3.62 l 62 showy cycladenia Cycladenia humilis var. venusta 5 / 1 1
3.62 l Check for woolly mountain-parsley, Oreonana vestita, just off-trail here.
3.64 Sign: "Mt. Baden-Powell Jct. Dawson Saddle Jct 2.5 mi (r); Vincent Gap 3.8 mi (l); Windy Gap 5.2 mi (r); Islip Saddle 7.2 mi (r). Sponsor: Angeles Crest 100 mi run. Highest point 9300 feet. Go left to Baden-Powell
3.65 l Sign: "The 'Wally' Waldron Tree".
3.71 Switchback left, #39. Lots of onion here.
3.73 Switchback right, #40.
3.75 Trail curves left 90°.
3.78 Boy Scout Monument and peak register.
3.78 b 63 southern alpine buckwheat Eriogonum kennedyi var. alpigenum 10 / 1 3
3.80 Pole at top of Baden-Powell, elevation 9399 feet. Next species is just beyond the peak:
3.82 green-leaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula /
3.82 End guide.

Comments On Specific Species

Ceanothus cordulatus and Amelanchier utahensis. The first occurrences of these taxa were dead in 2003. The first live Ceanothus cordulatus specimen in 2003 is noted, without a number. There are no other specimens of Amelanchier utahensis on the trail.
Epilobium canum. These plants, like many of the ones we see at high elevations of the San Gabriel Mountains, seem to be hybrids between the two subspecies. See Comments on the Jepson Manual and A Flora of Southern California by Munz: Epilobium canum.
Prunus virginiana var. demissa?. This shrub was resprouting, with many strong stems, in 2003. It is likely that these are the same plants found in great abundance along the Manzanita Trail just below this point.
~Allium monticola. Only dead inflorescences were observed in 2003, but the bract length, bract shape, tepal length, and pedicel lengths are only consistent with this id. However, we still qualify this id as only being 95% since we have not observed a bloom yet.
The second occurrence of dead onion inflorescences was at 0.07 miles from the top. Although we did not measure those dead inflorescences, only Allium monticola is found above 9000 feet, according to the floras, and hence again this is the likely id.

Number of Trails Containing A Taxon	Number Of Taxa On This Trail	% of Taxa On This Trail
1	3	5%
2	2	3%
3	5	8%
4	2	3%
5	7	12%

1-5	19	32%
6-10	22	37%
11-15	10	17%
16-20	5	8%
21-25	0	0%
26-30	1	2%
31-35	3	5%
36-40	1	2%
Total Taxa	60	100%

Visit Date	Visit #	# taxa	# "?"	# "sp"	# "~"	# "ssp"
8/30/2002	1	44	0	2	0	3
9/25/2003	2	63	6	1	3	0

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Trailhead at southwest corner of parking lot at Vincent Gap, elevation 6580 feet.
0.00	r	1		*knotweed	Polygonum arenastrum	1 / 1	6
0.00	r	2		bur-ragweed	Ambrosia acanthicarpa	3 / 1	11
0.00	r	3		*shortpod mustard	Hirschfeldia incana	3 / 1	34
0.00	r	4		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	5 / 1	19
0.00	r	5		naked buckwheat	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	99 / 9	5
0.00	r			Sign: "Warning: Hazardous Trail during winter months. Steep icy slopes."
0.00	r	6		mountain sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana	10 / 2	8
0.00	l	7		canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	99 / 9	17
0.00	r	8		San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus	20 / 9	11
0.00	l			Sign: "Mine Gulch 4.5 mi (left); Lamel Spring 1.5 mi (right); Baden-Powell summit 4 mi (right); no bicycles allowed".
0.00	r	9		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	99 / 9	15
0.00	b	10		nodding bedstraw	Galium hallii	30 / 9	3
0.00	r	11		California squirreltail	Elymus elymoides ssp. californicus	10 / 2	5
0.00	b	12		beaked penstemon	Penstemon rostriflorus	99 / 9	9
0.01	b	13		sulphur buckwheat	Eriogonum umbellatum var. munzii	20 / 4	8
0.01	l	14		Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	20 / 5	13
0.01	l	15		white fir	Abies concolor	99 / 9	15
0.01	l	16		one-sided bluegrass	Poa secunda ssp. secunda	10 / 2	19
0.01	l	17		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	30 / 5	12
0.01	l	18	sp	deer brush	Ceanothus integerrimus	2 / 2	5
0.01	r			PCT post.
0.01	l	19		birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	1 / 1	13
0.02	l	20	~	spear-leaved mountain dandelion	Agoseris retrorsa	3 / 1	9
0.02	r	21		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum	10 / 2	10
0.02	r	22		leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	99 / 9	27
0.02				Trail turns 90 degrees left.
0.03	r			End of wooden rail. Sign: "Adopt-A-Trail: Boy Scouts of America".
0.03	r	24		Nevin's bird's beak	Cordylanthus nevinii	30 / 2	4
0.05	r	23		mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus⁺	30 / 9	11
0.06	r	25		fir mistletoe	Phoradendron pauciflorum	/	7
0.06	r	26		incense-cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	/	10
0.09	l	27		gooseberry	Ribes sp.	30 / 9
0.09	l	28	?	first-year Arabis biennial?
0.09	l	29	?	Davidson's phacelia	Phacelia davidsonii	30 / 5	7
0.12				Switchback left, #1.
0.14	l	30		Fremont's goosefoot	Chenopodium fremontii	20 / 3	10
0.21	r	31		flannelbush	Fremontodendron californicum ssp. californicum	2 / 1	6
0.22	r	32	?	white catch-fly	Silene verecunda ssp. platyota	20 / 2	8
0.21	l			Switchback right, #2. Sign: "Please use the trail. Short cuts cause erosion".
0.24	r			mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus⁺	/
0.27	l	33		Parish's tauschia	Tauschia parishii	20 / 2	4
0.28	l	34		California fuchsia	Epilobium canum⁺	40 / 5	8
0.28	l	35		southern mountain-monardella	Monardella australis	20 / 4	5
0.37		36		Utah service-berry	Amelanchier utahensis⁺	1 / 1	7
0.38	r	37		blue elderberry	Sambucus mexicana	2 / 2	33
0.38	l	38		wax currant	Ribes cereum var. cereum	5 / 3	8
0.40	l	39	?	western choke-cherry	Prunus virginiana var. demissa⁺	1 / 1	6
0.42	l	40		wild tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus	5 / 1	20
0.43				Switchback left, #3. Sign:"El 6808. Mile 0.x3. (sb) 3" (x = missing letters or numbers in sign). Old trail continues straight here, but is blocked off and not maintained.
0.58				Trail gradually bends right 90°.
0.60	l		?	(unk per grass)
0.62	r	41	~	golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	1 / 1	35
0.63	r	42	~	San Bernardino Mountain onion	Allium monticola⁺	30 / 2	3
0.64				Switchback right, #4, with a pretty bank of California fuchsia in the middle, elevation ~7010 feet.
0.65	l	43		curl-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus	1 / 1	6
0.67	l	44		Grinnell's beardtongue	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	20 / 3	11
0.72	r	45		sugar pine	Pinus lambertiana	99 / 9	8
0.79				Switchback left, #5, elevation ~7150 feet. Sign: El 71x0. Mile 0.7x. (sb) 5".
0.85				Switchback right, #6. Double-long bench without back with great views to northeast.
0.92				Switchback left, #7.
0.98				Trail curves right 90°.
1.00	l	46		zig-zag gayophytum	Gayophytum heterozygum	30 / 2	1
1.02	r	47		California brickellbush	Brickellia californica	1 / 1	19
1.02				Switchback right, #8, elevation ~7340 feet.
1.10				Switchback left, #9.
1.12	l			Jct. path.
1.13				Trail curves right 90°.
1.17				Switchback right, #10.
1.20				Steep shortcut path on left - do not take.
1.23				Switchback left, #11. Faint use trail continues straight.
1.25	l			Upper end of steep shortcut path.
1.29				Switchback right, #12, elevation ~7560 feet.
1.38	l	48		pine lousewort	Pedicularis semibarbata	99 / 9	9
1.44				Switchback left, #13. Faint use trail continues straight.
1.53				Trail curves right 90°.
1.53	r	49		rock buckwheat	Eriogonum saxatile	3 / 1	6
1.55	l	50		bush chinquapin	Chrysolepis sempervirens	10 / 3	5
1.60				Switchback right, #14, elevation ~7760 feet; Jct. trail to Lamel Spring. Sign: "Lamel Spring 1/4 mi (left); Mt. Baden-Powell 2 mi (r); Little Jimmy Campground 9 mi (r): Islip Saddle 11 mi (r); Crystal Lake 12 mi (r) 8W05".

				Plants along side trail to Lamel Spring:
0.05	r	51		willowherb	Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum	20 / 1	13
0.05	b	52		scarlet monkeyflower	Mimulus cardinalis	20 / 1	7
0.05				(scented shooting star, Dodecatheon redolens, and Bigelow's sneezeweed, Helenium bigelovii, just below trail to left.)
0.05	l	53		interior rose	Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana	10 / 1	5
0.07				Lamel Spring. Turnaround and rejoin the Baden-Powell trail unless you want to see the next species and the ravine at the end of a short continuation of this trail. Warning: the continuation trail past the spring is narrow on a steep slope and hence is a bit hazardous.
0.09		54		green-leaf manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula	5 / 2	6

1.60				Continuation on Baden-Powell Trail
1.65				Trail curves 90° left as it crosses a ridge.
1.67	r			Jct. short use trail leading to a makeshift table and cooking ring.
1.73	l			Jct. another shortcut path.
1.75	b	55		lodgepole pine	Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana	99 / 9	3
1.78				Switchback left, #15. Sign: "El. 7903 Mi. 2.02 (sb) 15".
1.87				Trail curves 90° right as it crosses a ridge.
1.91				Lodgepole pine with bear claw marks.
1.93				Switchback right, #16, elevation ~8010 feet.
2.00	l	56	?	unk plant with habit like Pedicularis but with three large lobes on its leaf.11
2.09				Trail enters an area whose overall slope is much gentler.
2.13				"U"-shaped switchback left, #17.
2.25				Trail curves right 90° as it crosses a ridge.
2.31	r	57		broad-seeded rock-cress?	Arabis platysperma?	2 / 1	2
2.32				Switchback right, #18. Sign: "El 8240 Mi 2.45 (sb) 18".
2.36				Trail bends left as it crosses a broad ridge.
2.48				Highest Jeffrey pines near here.
2.54				Switchback left, #19. Sign: "El. 8440 Mi. 2.68 (sb) 19".
2.54				Highest sugar pines near here.
2.74				Trail curves right as it crosses a ridge.
2.74				Switchback right, #20, elevation ~8560 feet. Sign: "El 8660 Mi 2.89 (sb) 20".
2.77				Highest white firs near here.
2.77	b	58		limber pine	Pinus flexilis	99 / 9	2
2.80				"U"-shaped switchback left, #21.
2.86				Switchback right, #22.
2.93				Switchback left, #23.
2.99				Switchback right, #24.
3.03				Switchback left, #25, elevation ~8800 feet. Sign: "El 9060 Mi. 3.2x (sb) 25".
3.07				Switchback right, #26.
3.10				Switchback left, #27.
3.14				Switchback right, #28.
3.17				Switchback left, #29.
				Highest lodgepole pine.
3.20				Switchback right, #30. Great views now of Devils Punchbowl area and Mojave Desert.
3.25				Switchback left, #31.
3.31				Switchback right, #32, elevation ~9000 feet.
3.34				Switchback left, #33.
3.36				Switchback right, #34.
3.39				Switchback left, #35.
3.40	l	59		pinedrops	Pterospora andromedea	1 / 1	3
3.43				Switchback right, #36.
3.46	r			Switchback left, #37. Jct. path up ridge at a blank wooden post.
3.49				Switchback right, #38, elevation ~9200 feet.
3.54				Can now see Baden-Powell for first time.
3.55	r	60		gray monardella	Monardella cinerea	30 / 2	1
3.57				Now on top ridge, with great views.
3.57	l	61		squirreltail	Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides	5 / 1	5
3.61	r			Sign on trunk: "Limber Pine, Pinus flexilis".
3.62	l	62		showy cycladenia	Cycladenia humilis var. venusta	5 / 1	1
3.62	l			Check for woolly mountain-parsley, Oreonana vestita, just off-trail here.
3.64				Sign: "Mt. Baden-Powell Jct. Dawson Saddle Jct 2.5 mi (r); Vincent Gap 3.8 mi (l); Windy Gap 5.2 mi (r); Islip Saddle 7.2 mi (r). Sponsor: Angeles Crest 100 mi run. Highest point 9300 feet. Go left to Baden-Powell
3.65	l			Sign: "The 'Wally' Waldron Tree".
3.71				Switchback left, #39. Lots of onion here.
3.73				Switchback right, #40.
3.75				Trail curves left 90°.
3.78				Boy Scout Monument and peak register.
3.78	b	63		southern alpine buckwheat	Eriogonum kennedyi var. alpigenum	10 / 1	3
3.80				Pole at top of Baden-Powell, elevation 9399 feet. Next species is just beyond the peak:
3.82				green-leaf manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula	/
3.82				End guide.

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