Printable Peak Guide

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01C

Split Mountain

6835'

Location: Kern County, about 3 miles northwest of Wofford Heights, 175 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club	Kern County
Forest Service	Sequoia National Forest
USGS Topos	Kernville 7½, Tobias Peak 7½, Alta Sierra 7½
Official HPS Maps	TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO!
	Viewable JPG file - Approximately 800K
	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: Black Mountain #5, Sunday Peak, Bohna Peak

ROUTE 2

From Black Mountain #5

Distance: 3.5 miles one way
Gain: 1500'
Time: 2-3 hours one way
Rating: Class 2, strenuous, summit area is class 2
Leader Rating: "I", normal conditions
Navigation: Difficult

DRIVING ROUTE 2

See the Black Mountain #5 guide.

HIKING ROUTE 2

The Black Mountain #5 guide is required to climb Black Mountain #5. From the summit, hike down the north ridge about 0.5 mile to a wide flat area.
From here hike northeast down to meet the saddle just above Cane Spring.
Continue on to the summit by following the Route 1 instructions from here.