Angeles National Forest
![Professor Lowe had a dream to make the beautiful Mountains overlooking the cities of Altadena / Pasadena accessible to average citizens. After much planning, many exploratory trips on horseback, he and Engineer Thomas McPherson located a series of routes that could be built upon with a series of rail cars to reach miles back into the forest and eventually all the way to the top of Mount Wilson. Financing the project himself, Professor Lowe proceeded to build his dream which eventually reached all the way to the base of Mount Lowe (named after Professor Lowe, previously known as Oak Mountain). At its peak, it was the top honeymoon destination in America. Beginning with the famous red car lines in California, Professor Lowe extended the line up through the rolling hills in Rubio Canyon where a small hotel was built at the base of new incline rail systems that would take a visitor up a mile along a ridge overlooking the LA Basin to the top of Echo Mountain.
The top of Echo Mountain became a little city of its own with places to eat, order picnic lunches, shop at stores, dormitories for employees, power generating station to power Echo Mountain facilities. There was also a trolley repair building and pit, observation decks at various spots, trails that could be taken by hikers both up and down the mountain and into the Alpine regions, tennis courts, stables and a now little known zoo. The entire assembly of buildings were painted white and because of the view from far below, became known as "The White City in the sky". The “opera box” great incline cars were also white and could be seen from afar ferrying up and down the hill. On a ridge behind the Echo Mountain ridge was an observatory building with a working 16 inch telescope housed in a round domed building. The foundations can still be found at the site as well as the cement stand which is what the telescope was mounted upon. It was Professor Lowe's intention to build the rail system all the way to the top of Mount Wilson along with additional hotels and facilities on the top of Mount Wilson. Later, much of the path of the large 100" telescope and observatory built on Mount Wilson was used to transport the delicate 100" mirror to the top of Mount Wilson.
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Besøg Angeles National Forest
Populære steder at besøge
Mt. Waterman Ski Resort
Gør brug af skiløjperne ved Mt. Waterman Ski Resort på din tur til Pearblossom. Deltag i sportsaktiviteter, eller gå på rov i udvalget af udsøgte spisesteder, mens du alligevel er på stedet.
Wilderness Park
Gå på opdagelse i Wilderness Park, som er et skønt, grønt område i Arcadia. Deltag i sportsaktiviteter, eller gå på rov i udvalget af udsøgte spisesteder, mens du alligevel er på stedet.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Efter et besøg til Jet Propulsion Laboratory, kan du planlægge at besøge andre seværdigheder i La Canada Flintridge. Deltag i sportsaktiviteter, eller gå på rov i udvalget af udsøgte spisesteder, mens du alligevel er på stedet.
Josephine Saddle
Giv dig tid til at opleve Josephine Saddle på din rejse til Palmdale. Deltag i sportsaktiviteter, eller gå på rov i udvalget af udsøgte spisesteder, mens du alligevel er på stedet.
Mount Lowe Railway trail
Giv dig tid til at opleve Mount Lowe Railway trail på din rejse til Altadena. Deltag i sportsaktiviteter, eller gå på rov i udvalget af udsøgte spisesteder, mens du alligevel er på stedet.
Eaton Canyon Natural Area
Giv dig tid til at opleve Eaton Canyon Natural Area på din rejse til Pasadena. Deltag i sportsaktiviteter, eller gå på rov i udvalget af udsøgte spisesteder, mens du alligevel er på stedet.
Bedste hoteltilbud i Angeles National Forest
Se tilgængelighed for hoteller tæt på Angeles National Forest
Hotel Burbank
Woodspring Suites Palmdale - Lancaster
Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport
Glendale Hotel
Ramada by Wyndham Burbank Airport
Glendale Express Hotel Los Angeles
