Location: Kern County, about 9 miles west of Kernville, 185 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: Kern County

Forest Service: Sequoia National Forest

USGS Topo: Tobias Peak 7½, Alta Sierra 7½

HPS: Route(s), waypoints and explanation of usage

Nearby Peaks: Bohna Peak, Black Mountain #5

Distance: 3 1/2 miles round trip on trail

Gain: 1000'

Time: 2 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, moderate

Navigation: Easy

Leader Rating: "O", normal conditions

Original: Al Campbell, 1972

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• From Lake Isabella (city) drive north on SR 155 for 7.0 miles to where it turns left in Wofford Heights.
• Drive 7.7 miles farther to Greenhorn Summit. Turn right (north) on 24S15. This is a dirt road just past a maintenance shed. Note your odometer and go as follows:
• At 4.3 miles, Tiger Flat Campground. Keep straight on 24S15.
• At 6.6 miles, a road junction with a sign "Camp Mountain Meadow GSA". Park here.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• A trail (31E66) starts just north of the parking area (7280'). Follow it up the slope to the left, and then west past Portuguese Peak's east side.
• Continue 1 1/2 miles to a trail junction (8100').
• Turn left (east) and follow the trail to the summit.