Vetter Mountain is located in the San Gabriel Mountains and within the Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles County, California. Elevation 5908 feet.
Named by USFS surveyor Don McLain (ca. 1933) for Victor P. Vetter (nd.), a dedicated Forest Ranger and fire dispatcher. Vetter won the USFS Bissell Medal for outstanding work in forest conservation (1930).
The Silver Moccasin Trail crosses the mountain on its eastern slopes.
Read more about Vetter Mountain: Fire Lookout, Charlton Flats
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