** Use at Your Own Risk **
02J |
Butterbredt Peak |
5997' |
Location: Kern County, about 22 miles north of Mojave, 140 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
- Auto Club: Kern County
- USGS Topo: Pinyon Mtn 7½, Cross Mountain 7½
- HPS: Route(s), waypoints and explanation of usage
ROUTE 1
- Distance: 2.7 miles round trip on trail and cross-country
- Gain: 1200'
- Time: 2 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy
- Navigation: Easy
- Leader Rating: "O", normal conditions
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. Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 1
- From the parking area (4846'), ascend the ridge to the northeast, staying to the right (southeast) of rocky outcrops up to the summit.
ROUTE 2
- Distance: 2.7 miles round trip on trail and cross-country
- Gain: 1400'
- Time: 3 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy
- Navigation: Easy
- Leader Rating: "O", normal conditions
Original: Charlie Knapke, January 1996
DRIVING ROUTE 2
- See Route 1. Stop at the first saddle at 13.8 miles. Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 2
- From the parking area (4680'), ascend the ridge to the northwest and follow it up to the summit.
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Hundred Peaks Section, Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club
Published 30-December-2005
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