Frazier Mountain (LO)

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07A

Location: Ventura County, about 4 miles south-southwest of Frazier Park, 75 miles from Los Angeles

Auto Club: Ventura County, Los Angeles and Vicinity
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
Nearby Peaks: Tecuya Mountain

(USFS Adventure Pass required)

Take I-5 north past Gorman to the Frazier Park turnoff.
Go west on Frazier Park Mountain Road for 7 miles to the junction with the Lockwood Valley Road in Lake of the Woods. Turn left.
Go 0.9 mile on the Lockwood Valley Road to the entrance to the Chuchupate Ranger Station on the left. Turn left. Note your odometer and go as follows:
At 2.5 miles, pass the Chuchupate Campground. Pavement ends.
At 3.0 miles, seasonal gate.
At 5.8 miles, fork. Go right.
At 7.1 miles, summit with a lookout tower. Park here.

The dirt road past the Chuchupate Ranger Station is seasonal and may be gated about 3 miles above the Ranger Station.

Because of repeated vandalism, the summit register has been moved to a pile of rocks very roughly 30 yards northeast of the benchmark.

From Sylmar rideshare (Roxford & I-5) drive north on I-5 about 45 miles to the Frazier Mtn. Park Road. Exit freeway.
At end of the off-ramp, reset odometer & turn left.
At 3.7 miles there is a flashing red stop sign. Turn left here on Monterey Trail.
At 3.8 miles, turn left on Park Drive.
At about 4.0 miles, Park Drive veers south and turns into East End Drive. Continue.
At 4.3 miles the pavement ends. Park here.

From the parking area (4900'), hike southwest up the dirt road & pass a gate after 0.1 mile.
Continue up the dirt road for another mile until it ends (5450').
Turn right and follow a path that goes up a major, steep canyon for 1.5 miles.
Upon reaching the top of the NE gully (7500' contour), head west for 0.2 mile to a faint dirt road.
Turn left and follow this dirt road for 0.2 mile to 8N24 (elevation 7700').
Turn right on 8N24 & after 1.2 miles, you'll meet 121, a dirt road that comes up from Arrastra Flat. Keep right.
After another 0.5 mile, turn left and follow this dirt road for 1 mile to the summit antennas.

Because of repeated vandalism, the summit register has been moved to a pile of rocks very roughly 30 yards northeast of the benchmark.

Please report any corrections or changes to the Mountain Records Chair.