Location: Kern County, about 18 miles southeast of Lake Isabella, 160 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: Kern County

Forest Service: Sequoia National Forest

USGS Topo: Claraville 7½

HPS: Not yet available

Nearby Peaks: Bald Eagle Peak, Piute Lookout, Weldon Peak

Distance: 3/4 mile round trip cross-country

Gain: 400'

Time: 1 hour round trip

Rating: Class 1, easy, class 2 near summit

Navigation: Easy

Leader Rating: "I", normal conditions

Original: Cliff Black, October 1972

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• From Mojave, go north on SR 14 for 19.5 miles to Jawbone Canyon Road on the left. Turn left, note your odometer and go as follows:
• At 6.2 miles, fork. This is the parking area for Cross Mountain. Turn right.
• At 14.7 miles, saddle. This is the parking area for Butterbredt Peak.
• At 17.9 miles, a fork, keep to the right.
• At 18.2 miles, fork. Turn right on the Kelso Valley Road.
• At 26.3 miles, fork with Piute Mountain Road on the left, turn left.
• At 33.6 miles, sign reading "Sorrell Peak 4 miles" with a road joining from the left (east). Turn left and reset your odometer.
• At 0.4 mile, a fork, keep to the right.
• Keep on the main road ignoring any forks until you get to a small parking area (7300') at 4.1 miles on the right. Park here.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• The rocky summit is visible from here through the trees to the east.
• Hike up the slope heading for the ridge just to the left of the peak.
• Turn right and head up to the peak keeping to the left of the rocks. The register will be on the first prominent high point.