Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness
Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness is a 26,839-acre wilderness area in Los Angeles County, California. It rises from about 3,971 to 8,388 ft. The nearest town is Littlerock, 6.2 miles away in a straight line.
Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness map
Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
Common questions
- Camping in Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness is limited to 21 days.
- The maximum group size at Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness is 25.
- Campfires are prohibited.
- Littlerock, CA is the nearest town, 6.2 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance).
- The highest ground in Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness is about 8,388 ft, and its lowest about 3,971 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model). Its highest named summit is Mount Lewis, about 8,388 ft.
Who manages Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness
| Agency | Acres | Permit | Group size | Stay limit | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Service | 26,839 | Not on record | 25 | 21 days | San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Office |
Getting to Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness
- Littlerock, CA is the nearest town, 6.2 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-29)
Trailheads at Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness
- 6000' Trailhead (0.01 mi outside the boundary, 6,302 ft), at 34.3511, -117.9617
- Mount Islip Trailhead (0.06 mi outside the boundary, 6,671 ft), at 34.3570, -117.8505 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
- Burkhart Trailhead (0.09 mi outside the boundary, 6,386 ft), at 34.3475, -117.9111
- Islip Saddle Trailhead (0.24 mi outside the boundary, 7,531 ft), at 34.3469, -117.8319
- Three Points Trailhead (0.61 mi outside the boundary, 5,900 ft), at 34.3433, -117.9825
- Devil's Chair Trail (0.72 mi outside the boundary, 4,758 ft), at 34.4136, -117.8585 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
- Mt. Baden Powell Via Vincent's Gap Trail (0.78 mi outside the boundary, 6,601 ft), at 34.3736, -117.7514
Trailhead locations: Forest Service recreation sites layer , accessed 2026-09-29. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.
Trailheads mapped on OpenStreetMap: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License , accessed 2026-09-29. The extract used here, with distances from the boundary: osm-trailheads-ca.json. Where an agency layer lists the same trailhead, the agency's point is shown instead.
Named summits, canyons, and springs in Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness
- Mount Lewis summit
- Mount Williamson summit
- Will Thrall Peak summit
- Cloudburst Canyon canyon
- Cooper Canyon canyon
- Moss Spring spring
- Reed Spring spring
Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-29. Summit elevations measured on the USGS 3DEP elevation model, which can read a few feet under a surveyed summit height.
Public lands next to Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness
- National forestPleasant View Ridge Wilderness lies inside Angeles National Forest.
- Wilderness areaSan Gabriel Wilderness is 0.1 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- Wilderness areaSheep Mountain Wilderness is 0.4 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
Other wilderness areas in California
- https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=738 (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Elevation/1/TIFF/current/n35w119/USGS_1_n35w119.tif (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Elevation/1/TIFF/current/n35w118/USGS_1_n35w118.tif (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/GeographicNames/DomesticNames/DomesticNames_CA_Text.zip (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2025_Gazetteer/2025_gaz_place_06.txt (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_InfraRecreationSites_01/MapServer/0 (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright (accessed 2026-09-29)