Location: Kern County, about 16 miles west of Frazier Park, 95 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: Sawmill Mountain 7½

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

Nearby Peaks: Grouse Mountain, Sawmill Mountain, Mount Pinos

Distance: None

Gain: None

Time: None

Rating: Drive-up

Original: Paul A. Lipsohn, 1972

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• Go north on I-5 to the Frazier Park exit.
• Go west 7.2 miles past Frazier Park and on to Lake of the Woods.
• Keep straight here and go 5.3 miles farther to the junction with Mil Potrero Road. Turn right. Note odometer and go as follows:
• At 8.3 miles, highway junction and a ranger station at Apache Saddle. Turn left.
• At 16 miles, a circle road at the campground on the summit. Park at the south end of the circle near a restroom.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• Hike south about 200 yards along a dirt road (which goes to a radio site) to a rockpile on the right side of the road. This is the summit.