Location: Kern County, about 9 miles west of Kernville, 180 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: Sunday Peak

Distance: 3 miles round trip on use trail and cross-country

Gain: 1400'

Time: 2 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, easy

Navigation: Easy

Leader Rating: "I", normal conditions

Original: John Backus, 1974

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• From Lake Isabella (city) drive north on SR 155 for 7.0 miles to where it turns left in Wofford Heights. Turn left.
• Drive 7.7 miles farther to Greenhorn Summit. This is the turnoff point for Sunday Peak, Split Mountain and Black Mountain #5. Continue straight on SR 155.
• Drive 5.8 miles farther to a dirt road 24S07 on the right. Turn right.
• Drive 2.0 miles to a jeep road on the right. Park near here.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• From the parking area (5480'), follow the jeep road east. It soon becomes a use trail.
• Follow this use trail 1 1/2 miles to saddle 6480'.
• Turn right (south) and ascend cross-country less 1/2 mile to the summit.

SPECIAL CONDITONS

Sandy Creek Canyon Road Gate (24S07) off of SR155 is seasonal. Call Greenhorn Ranger District at (760) 379-5646 for road condition and gate closure information.

If you are hiking 24S07, the old jeep road is 0.1 mile past a sharp turn west. If you reach McFarland Creek (gully) you have gone 0.2 mile too far.