Location: Kern County, about 10 miles northwest of Inyokern, 150 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: Kern County

Forest Service: Sequoia National Forest

USGS Topo: Owens Peak 7½, Walker Pass 7½

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

Nearby Peaks: Morris Peak, Owens Peak, Five Fingers

Distance: 6 miles round trip

Gain: 2500'

Time: 3-4 hours round trip

Rating: Class 2, moderate

Navigation: Moderate

Leader Rating: "I", normal conditions

Route: Steep cross-country ridge and use trail with a short easy class 3 section at the summit

Original: Byron Prinzmetal, January 2002

DRIVING ROUTE 2

• Take SR 14 to Mojave.
• Continue north on SR 14 to the intersection with SR 178 (Freeman Junction).
• Continue north on SR 14 for 5.3 miles to a dirt road on the left. Turn left. This is 0.4 mile past the Homestead Cafe. SR 14 is under construction. It may be necessary to continue farther north and turn around, returning to the dirt road. Note your odometer and go as follows:
• At 2.6 miles, Powers Well on the left. Keep straight. This is a good camping spot.
• At 2.7 miles, fork. Turn right.
• At 3.2 miles, fork. Keep left. This is the turnoff for Five Fingers.
• At 3.8 miles, fork. Keep left.
• At 3.9 miles, fork. Keep left.
• At 5.2 miles, fork. Keep right.
• At 5.8 miles, fork. Go right. (Left goes to the Mount Morris parking area).
• At 6.5 miles, fork. Go right.
• At 7.2 miles, a small radio site on the right.
• At 7.7 miles, fork with a road on the right going out to a camping spot on an outcrop. Park here. This is near the Wilderness boundary. Do not drive any farther!

HIKING ROUTE 2

• From the Owens Peak parking area, hike northwest up the slope to the top of a major ridge.
• Hike southwest up the ridge until it meets the PCT less than a mile from the parking area.
• Turn left (south) on the PCT and walk about 100 meters until you find the use trail mentioned in Route 1.
• Follow the use trail to the summit.