Mount Wilson Observatory

We don't rate places, roads or trails as safe or unsafe: crash counts can't say how risky a ride is, and places riders like draw more riders, so they see more crashes. What the records show: no motorcycle crashes were reported within a mile of Mount Wilson Observatory from 2021–2025. The riding roads that lead there: Angeles Crest Highway (SR-2) (161 crashes along 73.3 mapped miles). What to watch for on Angeles Crest Highway (SR-2): Sections close in winter for snow and after rockslides. Expect sand and rocks in corners, fast traffic from other riders on weekends, and no phone signal for long stretches.

• Angeles Crest Highway (SR-2)High mountain sweepers and tight corners through the San Gabriel Mountains.Passes 3 mi away · 73.3 mi of road · 161 motorcycle crashes (15 fatal)

No spot within a mile of Mount Wilson Observatory has 3 or more reported motorcycle crashes.

Where is Mount Wilson Observatory?

Observatory at the end of Mount Wilson Road, off Angeles Crest Highway, with views over the LA basin. Its location is 34.22391, -118.05756.

Which riding roads go to Mount Wilson Observatory?

Riding roads within 5 miles of Mount Wilson Observatory: Angeles Crest Highway (SR-2) (3 mi away). Each has a page with what the road is like, what to watch for and its crash record.

How long does it take to ride to Mount Wilson Observatory?

It depends where you start. On our motorcycling map, Ride to… gives the ride time from where you are, or from anywhere you move the map, and plans a route with the weather and the crashes reported along it.

Where does this data come from?

Crash counts are police reports in the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS) on data.ca.gov, counted only where they have map coordinates. The place's location is from OpenStreetMap, and the forecast from the National Weather Service.