Mount Gleason and the historic Nike Missile Site in the San Gabriel Mountains of California, offers you a remote and challenging road biking adventure. Accessed via the Angeles Forest Highway and Mount Gleason Road the climb takes you over approximately 17.5 miles, gaining around 4,100 feet at a moderate average gradient near 4%, with some steeper kicks towards the summit, winding through rugged mountain terrain with forested areas and expansive views of peaks, canyons, and distant landscapes. The remote nature means no services, so be self-sufficient. The summit reveals the remnants of the Nike Missile Site amidst the high-mountain scenery.

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Distance 24.0 km

Uphill 1,290 m

Downhill 490 m

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Location: San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, Los Angeles County, California, United States

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