The summit of Mount Wilson looms over Pasadena at about 5,715 feet, with the white domes of the observatory buildings and surrounding radio towers visible to drivers along Interstate 210 below.

The Eaton fire, which officials said had slowed as of Thursday morning, Jan. 9, has spread to Mt. Wilson, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. Flames had reached the base of Mt.

The Eaton Fire has burned 13,690 acres and roughly 5,000 structures in Altadena and Pasadena. Additional evacuation orders were mandated Thursday afternoon when flames climbed toward Mount Wilson.

Mount Wilson also has transmitting towers for numerous news stations based in LA – NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox – all of which we’ve been watching for the past several days. I grew up in Pasadena.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the historic Mount Wilson Observatory in California appear to be unscathed by the Eaton fire burning through Pasadena and Altadena — for now.

When the Eaton Fire flared up Jan. 9, flames producing heavy dark smoke climbed to the summit of Mount Wilson, a peak high above the San Gabriel Valley that is home to vital communication towers ...

Firefighters have stopped the deadly flames from damaging the historic Mt. Wilson Observatory and NASA's Jet Propulsion ...

The fire crawled up Mt. Wilson in the San Gabriel Mountains Thursday ... The towers provide coverage to Pasadena, Los Angeles, San Gabriel Valley, Southern San Fernando Valley and Orange County ...