Location: Kern County, 6 miles southwest of Bodfish/Lake Isabella, 195 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: Kern County

Forest Service: Sequoia National Forest

USGS Topo: Miracle Hot Springs 7½, Breckenridge Mtn 7½ shows access roads

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

Nearby Peaks: Bald Eagle Peak

Distance: 4 miles round trip on trail and cross-country

Gain: 1600'

Time: 3 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, easy

Navigation: Easy

Route: Open ridgelines through forest

Original: Cliff Black, October 1972

DRIVING ROUTE 1

(Bakersfield approach)

• Exit SR 178 at Borel Road 3 miles before reaching the town of Lake Isabella.
• Turn east, then turn left toward Bodfish at 1/4 mile, then turn right at Lake Isabella Road.
• Drive about 3 miles to Bodfish.
• Drive through the town of Bodfish on Lake Isabella Road (which becomes Caliente-Bodfish Road) for 10.5 miles to paved Breckenridge Road (28S06) on the right, signed "Breckenridge Campground 11 miles". Turn right.
• Drive 6.3 miles to the ridgeline, meeting 28S19 (dirt) on the right, signed "O'Brien Spring 2". Park here.
• Competent 4WD vehicles with experienced drivers can proceed 1 mile toward O'Brien Spring. This saves 2 miles round trip and about 400' gain.

(Walker Pass approach)

• Drive west on SR 178 to SR 155 at Lake Isabella. Turn left a short distance to Lake Isabella Road.
• Turn right (south) and drive about 3 miles to Bodfish.
• Continue as in the route from Bakersfield.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• From the parking area (5837'), hike north along the 4WD road about 1 mile to a grassy flat area (about 6160') before the road turns right and goes definitely downhill.
• Leave the 4WD road and hike west up to the ridgeline, then turn north. The first major bump on the ridge has benchmark debris and a register on top (Hobo Benchmark 6365').
• Trending northward along the ridge from Hobo BM, go over bump 6302' to bump 6320'+, then turn northwest into the final saddle before the summit.
• Ascend the final bump to the summit. The register is against a finger rock on the right (north) side.