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** Use at Your Own Risk **
07C |
San Guillermo Mountain |
6602' |
Location: Ventura County, about 13 miles southwest of Frazier Park, 85 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
| Auto Club | Ventura County, Los Angeles and Vicinity |
| Forest Service | Los Padres National Forest: Mt Pinos, Ojai and Santa Barbara Ranger Districts |
| USGS Topo | San Guillermo Mountain 7½ |
| Official HPS Maps | TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO! |
| Viewable JPG file - Approximately 430K | |
| GPX file or Google Earth KML file to download to GPS units and other map software (How to use GPX and KML files) | |
| Routes as shown on CalTopo using the above files (How to use CalTopo) |
Nearby Peaks: Lockwood Peak, Thorn Point (LO), San Rafael Peak
ROUTE 1
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)- Distance: 2 miles round trip cross-country
- Gain: 800'
- Time: 1 1/2-2 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy
- Navigation: Moderate
Original: Paul A. Lipsohn, July 1974
DRIVING ROUTE 1
- 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 10.5 miles on the Lockwood Valley Road to the Mutau Road (7N03) on the left with a sign "Pine Springs CG". Turn left. Note your odometer and go as follows:
- At 2.1 miles, Piano Box Road on the left. This is the turnoff for Lockwood Peak. Keep straight.
- At 2.5 miles, another junction with Piano Box Road on the left. (This turn also leads to the Lockwood Peak trailhead). Keep straight.
- At 2.6 miles, fork on the left. This is an alternate turnoff for Lockwood Peak. Keep straight.
- At 2.7 miles, fork with 7N03A on the right. Turn right (west).
- At 3.7 miles, Pine Springs Campground. Drive all the way in. As you come back out, park at one of the upper campsites. There is a limit of two cars per campsite.
HIKING ROUTE 1
- From the parking area (5800'), hike southwest down into a large wash adjacent to the campground.
- Turn right and hike generally northwest up the wash. At the first major fork in the wash, go left (may be ducked), and continue up this fork to where it widens out and a bank appears on the left. A cattle trail crosses the wash here. (It may be ducked.)
- Go left (southwest) and climb up to the top of a ridge. A summit is now visible to the northwest. This is not the main summit but is the end of a ridge leading to the summit.
- Turn right and follow this ridge to its high point (6450'+).
- Then go north down about 100' to a saddle and then up to the summit. The register is at this south summit (6602'), not at BM 6569' on the north peak. Make a careful note of the landmarks along the route. It is easy to get started in the wrong direction and the campground is not easy to spot on the way out.
ROUTE 2
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)- Distance: 5 miles round trip cross-country
- Gain: 1200'
- Time: 6.5 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 2, moderate
- Navigation: Moderate
- Leader Rating: "O", normal conditions
DRIVING ROUTE 2
- 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 11.2 miles on the Lockwood Valley Road to Milepost 15.5. Park here in the wide turnoff on the left (south) side of the road a short distance below the crest of the hill.
HIKING ROUTE 2
- From the parking area (5800'), hike southwest climbing a ridge bearing 220 degrees.
- As you reach 6000’, the ridge briefly turns west, then directly south. There is considerable brush in places; the route needs clipping.
- Above 6200’, the route commands excellent views of the Lockwood Badlands to the west. At a few points above 6400’ the route is steps away from a cliff.
- The route tops out first at the north summit, elevation 6561’ (listed on Peakbagger as San Guillermo Mountain – Northeast Peak) and then 0.4 mile to the south to the HPS summit (6606’).
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
The dirt roads are seasonal. The peak is in the Sespe Wilderness. No permit is required at this time.
History of Summit Signature
Climbing Archives
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