Date: 2/4/26 1:13 pm From: Naresh Satyan via groups.io <naresh.satyan...> Subject: Re: [LACoBirds] Road openings on the north slope of the San Gabriels
Hi Kimball, all-
Thanks for the update. To add to the conditions on the Angeles Crest: the
closure on the west side of the Angeles Crest Highway is about 1.5 miles
uphill from Three Points/Santa Clara Divide Road, at the Pacific Crest
Trail intersection at Camp Glenwood (approx MM54). I walked 1.5 miles east
of the closure a couple of days ago and found three different road failures
in just that stretch. I expect the Crest to be closed for a significant
time for repairs, and for Caltrans to discourage even pedestrians from
using the road.
On Wed, Feb 4, 2026, 1:04 PM Kimball Garrett via groups.io <cyanolyca818=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> Birders,
>
> You may be aware there were numerous road closures in the San Gabriel Mts.
> and Antelope Valley after the heavy rains in late December.
>
> While the Angeles Crest Hwy remains closed west from Big Pines (I believe
> the closure at the west end is at Santa Clara Divide Rd.), the Big Pines
> Highway is now open and accessible through Valyermo Rd., Bob's Gap Rd., or
> Largo Vista Rd.(all of which had been closed for some periods after the
> rains).
>
> Table Mountain Road is also open (as is Hwy 2 east to Wrightwood and Hwy
> 138). [A note to Atlasers who may visit Table Mtn, -- the campground itself
> is in a different Atlas Block (Mescal Creek SW) than the "Angeles NF--Table
> Mountain" hotspot, the pin for which is barely within Mescal Creek SE. The
> hotspot includes most of the parking lot and disc golf course and the
> buildings and trails to the east, but not the campground (which is where
> most birders go). Create a personal location for the campground, or
> preferably use the new Atlas hotspot once it is created (and named
> something like "Angeles NF--Table Mtn.Campground (CA Atlas--Mescal Creek
> SW)."
>
> Big Rock Creek Road remains closed. Farther west, Mt. Emma Road is closed
> between Cheseboro Rd. and 87th Street East because of flood damage at the
> Little Rock Creek crossing.
>
> Most of the road closures on the floor of the Antelope Valley appear to
> have expired (e.g., Palmdale Blvd. at Little Rock Creek wash was badly
> flooded but now open); however, Ave T at Big Rock Creek wash was still
> closed as of last week.
>
> One minor bird note from the north slope -- yesterday (3 Feb) there were
> at least 12 Lewis's Woodpeckers at Mile Hi (Big Pines Hwy at Largo Vista);
> I imagine a thorough scan of the vast numbers of bare, burned trees in that
> area would yield even higher counts.
>
> Kimball Garrett
> Juniper Hills, CA
>
>
>
