Location: Kern County, about 2 miles northwest of Frazier Park, 70 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: Kern County

Forest Service: Los Padres National Forest: Mt Pinos, Ojai and Santa Barbara Ranger Districts

USGS Topo: Frazier Mtn 7½

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

Distance: 1 1/2 miles round trip on road

Gain: 500'

Time: 3/4 hour round trip

Rating: Class 1, easy

Navigation: Easy

Leader Rating: "O", normal conditions

Original: Walt Wheelock, 1973

DRIVING ROUTE 2

• Drive north on I-5 to the Frazier Park exit. Turn left (west).
• Go west on Frazier Park Mountain Road for 7 miles to the signed junction with Lockwood Valley Road. This is the turnoff for Frazier Mountain, Lockwood Peak, Thorn Point, San Guillermo Mountain, and San Rafael Peak. Continue straight.
• In about 0.6 mile, turn tightly right onto signed Scott Russell Road, 9N21. Note your odometer and go as follows:
• At 2.4 miles, a metal gate. Go straight.
• At 2.7 miles, fork. Go right. There may be a post with "trail" on it, and an arrow to the right.
• At 3.3 miles, a junction followed immediately by another junction. Stay straight through the first junction, go left at the second. There may be a post at the second junction with "trail" on it, and an arrow to the left.
• At 3.7 miles, a fork. Go right. Ordinary vehicles may prefer to park here, as the road deteriorates from this point on.
• At 3.9 miles, a motorcycle trail, FR 116, comes in from the right. This is the trail mentioned in Route 1 that meets a road just west of elevation 6925'. Continue straight on the road.
• At 4.2 miles, the road goes steeply up. Park here. Note: if you have a capable 4WD and know how to use it, you can drive all the way to the peak.

HIKING ROUTE 2

• From the parking area (approximately 6755'), continue east on the road for approximately 3/4 mile, going over an intermediate bump, through a saddle, and up the peak.
• Just before the road starts steeply downwards, turn right at a junction and hike a short distance to the summit. The benchmark can sometimes be found in the center of a flat area. The register should be in some rocks just west of the summit.