Mount Baldy is the highest peak in the San Gabriel Mountains at 10,068 feet elevation. It marks the border of San Bernardino and Los Angeles Counties. San Antonio Creek flows through a deep canyon with several waterfalls. Before the Spanish arrived, the area was inhabited by the Tongva people, who were later displaced. Gold mining began in the late 1800s, with water from San Antonio Creek used to process gold. The area is now home to a ski resort and village, and is habitat for wildlife like mountain lions, black bears, and bighorn sheep.

1. Photo Journal Assignment by
Pablo Arechvaleta
Mount San Antonio, commonly known as
Mount Baldy.

2. Road to Mt Baldy

3. Mount San Antonio, commonly known as Mount Baldy, is the highest peak in the San Gabriel
Mountains, and the highest point in Los Angeles County. The summit has two peaks: the main
peak, elevation 10,068 feet (3,069 m), and a sub-peak, West Baldy, at 9,988 feet (3,044 m). The
main peak marks the boundary between San Bernardino County and Los Angeles County

4. Pictures of San Antonio Creek
San Antonio Creek descends through a deep canyon which has
several waterfalls.

5. History of the Local Area

6. Before exploration of the area by the Spanish, our valley was inhabited by a people who call
themselves the Tongva [Tong-vay] (though there has been some dispute recently about the
correct endonym). The Tongva are also known as the Gabrieleño, Fernandeño, and Nicoleño[a]—
Europeanized names that were assigned to the Tongva after Spanish colonization. Along with the
neighboring Chumash, the Tongva were the most powerful indigenous people to inhabit Southern
California. At the time of European contact, they may have numbered 5,000 to

7. From the Past History Trail

8. A Tongva Settlement at Cahuenga Pass

9. Gold mining did not begin in the area until decades after the
California Gold Rush, with the earliest historical record being
of the death of miner Jacob Skinner in 1879 in his mine at the
Hog Back slide.

10. Water from the creek was used, and hand made
mining equipment were made to clean and separate
the gold.

11. There is a ski resort, the closest one to Los Angeles. South of the resort, and
connected to its ski lift by an asphalt road, lies Mt Baldy Village. There are no roads or
maintained trails connecting the mountain to the less populated region to its north

12. WILD LIFE
Mountain lions, coyotes, gray foxes, bighorn sheep, black bear, mule
deer, owls, eagles, ravens, rattlesnakes, squirrels, birds, amphibians and
reptiles are found in the Mount Baldy area. As you can see the road
signs are indications of active animal activities are present.

13. Bears are often searching for food around the villages, camping ground areas,
rest stops, and places were humans normally leave food or trash. Dumpsters
with designed with secure lids, to prevent bears from removing trash and food
from dumpsters.

14. WORLDS APART
Core, Power, Affluent, Employmemt,
Education.
Peripheral, primitive, poor, no technology at all.

15. TERRITORIAL MARKERS

16. TERRITORIAL MARKERS
Graffiti as territorial markers used by outsiders or neighborhood gangs to
established and proclaim their identity.

17. DISTURBING ENVIRONMENT

18. My Favorite Picture
Outstanding view, no stress, no worries, just nature. We humans are exhausting
our natural resources, impacting our wild life, and destroying our own living planet.