Location: Kern County, about 27 miles north of Mojave, 140 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: Kern County

USGS Topo: Pinyon Mtn 7½

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

Distance: 3 miles round trip cross-country

Gain: 1800'

Time: 3 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, moderate

Original: John Backus, March 1973

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• From Mojave, drive 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 4.1 miles, pavement ends.
• At 6.3 miles, fork. Go right.
• At 11.9 miles, fork to the right. Keep straight.
• At 13.8 miles, the road turns west and goes over a saddle.
• At 15.1 miles, the road goes over another saddle. This is Hoffman Summit, the parking spot for Butterbredt Peak.
• At 18.1 miles, fork. Keep right.
• At 18.4 miles, fork. Turn right.
• At 23.7 miles, the pavement begins again.
• At 24.9 miles, dirt road SC123 goes sharply to the right. Park here.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• From the parking area (4358'), hike east straight up the slope, going to the right (south) of the two rocky outcrops to the summit.