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

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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Updated 28 September 2003.