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** Use at Your Own Risk **
07I |
Sewart Mountain |
6841' |
Location: Ventura County, about 13 miles southwest of Gorman, 85 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
| Auto Club | Ventura County |
| Forest Service | Los Padres National Forest: Mt Pinos, Ojai and Santa Barbara Ranger Districts |
| USGS Topo | Alamo Mountain 7½ |
| Official HPS Maps | TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO! |
| Viewable PDF file - Approximately 3.6 megs | |
| 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: Alamo Mountain, McDonald Peak, Snowy Peak, Black Mountain #2, Cobblestone Mountain, White Mountain #2
ROUTE 1
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)- Distance: 2 miles round trip on road
- Gain: 500'
- Time: 1 hour round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy
- Navigation: Easy
- Leader Rating: "O", normal conditions
Original: Warren E. von Pertz
DRIVING ROUTE 1
- Go north on I-5 to the town of Gorman. Get off on the signed Gorman exit.
- Turn left at the bottom of the off-ramp and go under the freeway.
- Go 0.1 mile to Peace Valley Road. Turn right.
- Go 1 mile to the entrance to Hungry Valley Recreation Area on your left (paved). Turn left. Note your odometer and go as follows:
- At 0.2 miles, entrance station. If manned, you can avoid payment of the fee by telling the State Park employee that you are passing through to Alamo Mountain.
- At 5.2 miles, intersection. Turn right (west) toward "Piru Creek", signed.
- At 11.2 miles, improved car camping area on right, with toilets. Often used as a meeting point.
- At 11.4 miles, Piru Creek crossing. There is a seasonal gate just before this stream crossing.
- At 13.4 miles, the pavement ends.
- At 17.8 miles, fork to the left. Keep right.
- At 17.9 miles, junction with the Alamo Mountain Road. Go straight. Note your odometer again and go as follows:
- At 3.3 miles, fork immediately beyond a small road cut through the ridge. To the right leads to Alamo Mountain Route 1. Turn left.
- At 4.0 miles, the road forks at the Little Mutau trailhead. Turn left. Past this point the road can sometimes be poor but is usually passable.
- At 6.3 miles, the parking spot for McDonald Peak.
- At 7.2 miles, a dirt berm, a sign indicating no further motor vehicle traffic, and a large parking area, suitable for car camping. Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 1
- From the parking area (6500'), pass the gate and hike east on the old road for 1 mile to the obvious high point of the road.
- The rocky summit outcrop that contains the register is located about 20 yards to the left (north) of the road at this point.
NOTES
Sewart Mountain is on the way to Snowy Peak, Black Mountain #2, White Mountain #2, and Cobblestone Mountain, and is included in trips going to any of those peaks.
Twin Pines Campground has a toilet but no other facilities.
Contact the USFS at (661) 245-3731 for information about the status of the seasonal gate at the Piru Creek crossing.
History of Summit Signature
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