Mount Islip ( ) is a peak in the

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. On a clear day the sharp, high peak provides impressive views of the

Mojave Desert The Mojave Desert ( ; mov, Hayikwiir Mat'aar; es, Desierto de Mojave) is a desert in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the Southwestern United States. It is named for the indigenous Mojave people. It is located primarily in ...

, the

Los Angeles Basin The Los Angeles Basin is a sedimentary Structural basin, basin located in Southern California, in a region known as the Peninsular Ranges. The basin is also connected to an wikt:anomalous, anomalous group of east-west trending chains of mountai ...

, Santa Catalina Island, and San Clemente Island. A trailhead for climbing Mount Islip is located at

Islip Saddle Islip Saddle ( ) is a saddle and mountain pass in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It lies just west of Mount Islip in the San Gabriel Mountains at the intersection of State Route 2 and the northern terminus of State Route 39. It ...

, along the

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, approximately northeast of downtown Los Angeles. Another trailhead is at the

Crystal Lake Recreation Area The Crystal Lake Recreation Area is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Southern California, administered by the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument (formally the San Gabriel River Ranger District) of the United States Forest Service. Th ...

, north of

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* * Mountains of Los Angeles County, California San Gabriel Mountains Mountains of Southern California {{LosAngelesCountyCA-geo-stub