USE AT YOUR OWN RISK

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Location: Kern County, about 16 miles north-northeast of Mojave, 110 miles from Los Angeles

From Mojave, drive north on SR 14 for 15.9 miles. This is Cinco, CA. Exit the highway on the left and reset your odometer.
Make an immediate right.
After about 0.1 miles, the paved roads turns to the left. Do not turn left, remain straight and follow the major dirt road.
At 0.4 mile, a minor dirt road goes off to the right, keep straight.
At 0.7 mile, 4-Way junction under the power lines, keep straight.
At 0.8 mile, 4-Way Junction under the power lines, keep straight.
At 1.3 mile, mine ruins.
At 2.6 miles, go up.
At 3.0 miles, car impaled into hillside, turn left.
At 5.0 miles, junction, turn right.
At 5.3 miles, junction, turn right.
At 6.1 miles, junction. Park here. Old sign indicating mine hazards. Ample parking.

From the parking area (3280'), follow the dirt road on the right for about 0.1 mile up to an old mine at about 3350'.
From this mine, continue SW to a saddle on the ridgeline at about 3550'.
Turn left and follow the ridge to a bump at about 3600'.
Continue down the ridge to about 3500', at which point you'll drop down to the right into a narrow canyon.
Cross this canyon at about 3340' and proceed NW up a ridge a short distance, only to drop again into another canyon.
From this canyon, proceed west up a major ridge until one reaches a motorcycle path that follows along the top of the ridge.
Turn right and follow this motorcycle path to a major saddle at 4500' which is 0.3 mile NE of the Chuckwalla summit.
From this saddle, hike SW up a steep hillside for about 530' to the summit.

The views from the motorcycle path are breathtaking & spectacular.
Do not consider climbing the flume. These rocks are loose, slippery & dangerous.