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Location: Kern County, 4 miles south of Bodfish/Lake Isabella, 155 miles from Los Angeles

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Auto Club: Kern County

Forest Service: Sequoia National Forest

USGS Topo: Lake Isabella South 7½

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

Nearby Peaks: Lightner Peak, Piute Lookout

Distance: 1 1/2 miles round trip on use trail and cross-country

Gain: 600'

Time: 1 1/2 hours round trip

Rating: Class 2, easy

Navigation: Easy

Route: Easy brush and moderate rock scrambling

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, and then turn right at Lake Isabella Road.

(Walker Pass approach)

• Drive west on SR 178 to SR 155 at Lake Isabella.
• Turn left a short distance to Lake Isabella Road, then turn right (south) and drive about 3 miles to Bodfish.
• Drive through the town of Bodfish on Lake Isabella Road (which becomes Caliente-Bodfish Road) for about 3.2 miles to dirt Saddle Spring Road (27S02) on the left at the very top of a grade. Note your odometer and turn left.
• Drive in about 5.5 miles, where 27S02 meets the main ridge before crossing over to the south side. Park on the west side of this shallow saddle.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• From the parking area (6060'), walk a few yards west along the ridge, find a downhill use trail to the left, follow the use trail as it descends about 10-15' onto the south slope of the ridge, reverses direction and heads northwest contouring on the south slope of the ridge.
• Hike the use trail northwest around the first bump into the saddle before the peak.
• Scramble up to the summit, climbing over two main rock layers.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

Saddle Spring Road (27S02) is seasonal. Call Greenhorn Ranger District at (760) 379-5646 for road condition information.

NOTES

The peak is in the Bodfish Piute Cypress Botanical Area. The endangered species Piute cypress, distinguishable from juniper by the soccer-ball seams on the berries, is found on north and east slopes within the Botanical Area.

"Exploring the Southern Sierra: West Side" by J. C. Jenkins and Ruby Jenkins, 1995. Page 33 of this Guide contains a photograph of the peak and a description of the route.

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