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1,500–10,064 ft · CA🚗 Directions
Angeles National Forest and the San Gabriel Mountains rising directly above Los Angeles. Mixed conifer belt (Jeffrey pine, sugar pine, white fir, incense cedar) transitioning to coastal oak-chaparral below 4,000 ft. Mt Baldy and Mt San Antonio at the crest. Winter/spring chanterelle, candy cap, and black trumpet country; king boletes after monsoon thunderstorms.
Updated May 29, 4:20 AM MT
Precip 7d
Observed precipitation from PRISM 4km gridded analysis, sampled at the region centroid through 2026-05-27. Used when no SNOTEL/SCAN station is mapped to this region.0.00"
PRISM 4km · thru 05-27
Precip 14d
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Angeles National Forest
Angeles National Forest
Angeles National Forest
Angeles National Forest
Angeles National Forest
Angeles National Forest
Angeles National Forest
Angeles National Forest
Angeles National Forest
Angeles National Forest
Angeles National Forest
Angeles National Forest
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Always verify road access is public before following GPS directions to mountain areas. Many forest roads are seasonal, gated, or require 4WD. Dispersed camping follows USFS/BLM rules (typically 14-day limit). Check ranger district offices for current road and campground conditions.
0.00"
PRISM 4km · thru 05-27
Soil Temp
48°F
SWE
Snow Water Equivalent — how much water is in the snowpack vs. normal. Declining SWE means snowmelt is adding moisture to the soil.0%
Drought
None
Snowmelt
complete
soil warming up (48°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), moisture marginal (today 0.10 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)
moisture marginal (today 0.10 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)
soil too cold (48°F, 1/7 days above 55°F), insufficient moisture (today 0.10 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)
soil too cold (48°F, 1/7 days above 55°F), insufficient moisture (today 0.10 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)
soil too cold (48°F, 0/7 days above 60°F), insufficient moisture (today 0.10 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)
soil too cold (48°F, 1/7 days above 55°F), insufficient moisture (today 0.10 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)
soil too cold (48°F, 1/7 days above 55°F), insufficient moisture (today 0.10 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)
Primordia readiness: Cold = mycelium dormant. Activating = soil warming, primordia building. Primed = 5+ sustained warm days at species threshold; fruiting imminent if moisture cooperates. Based on Schmidt 1983 / Mihail 2007.