{
  "name": "Angeles Crest Highway",
  "slug": "angeles-crest-highway",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/angeles-crest-highway/",
  "summary": "CA 2 climbs out of La Cañada Flintridge and spends 57 miles riding the ridgelines of the Angeles National Forest to Wrightwood, high above the LA basin. Near-empty, uninterrupted curves have made it the favourite of the city's drivers and riders.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "CA 2",
    "SR 2"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "California",
    "start": {
      "name": "La Cañada Flintridge",
      "lat": 34.222522,
      "lon": -118.192759
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Wrightwood",
      "lat": 34.361308,
      "lon": -117.633859
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 56.7,
    "lengthKm": 91.2,
    "driveMinutes": 113,
    "corners": 48,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 7,
    "summitMetres": 2413,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Cyclists and motorbikes on blind bends",
    "Rockfall on the carriageway",
    "Winter snow closures"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Clear Creek Vista",
    "Jarvi Memorial Observation Site",
    "Inspiration Point Vista"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 847
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-25"
}