I climbed 10'806' Charlton Peak with Explorer Post 360 in 1961 and the Sierra Club in 1961, both as part of trips to San Gorgornia.
Charlton Peak is in the San Gorgonio wilderness near Big Bear Lake. To get to the summit, it's about a ten mile hike from the South Fork trailhead and about 3,900 ft. of vertical gain.
Named in 1921 by USFS topographer Donald McLain for Rushton H. Charlton, Angeles National Forest Supervisor (1907-24). Charlton and it's sidekick Little Charlton (10,696') are often climbed as part of the "nine peaks" link up, which requires about 27 miles of hiking.
The challenge for serious peak baggers is to tag all nine summits over 10,000 feet in a single day!
