Location: Kern County, about 10 miles northwest of Inyokern, 150 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Nearby Peaks: Mount Jenkins, Owens Peak, Five Fingers

Distance: 4 miles round trip cross-country

Gain: 2400'

Time: 3-4 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, moderate

Navigation: Moderate

Leader Rating: "I", normal conditions

Route: All cross-country, steep most of the way

Original: Al Campbell and Paul A. Lipsohn, November 1972

DRIVING ROUTE 2

• Take SR 14 to Mojave.
• Continue north on SR 14 to the intersection with SR 178 (Freeman Junction).
• Continue north on SR 14 for 5.3 miles to Indian Wells Canyon Road (dirt) on the left. This is 0.4 mile north of Indian Wells, with a lodge and brewery. Turn left. Note your odometer and go as follows:
• At 2.6 miles, Powers Well on the left. Keep straight.
• At 2.7 miles, fork. Go right.
• At 3.8 and 3.9 miles, forks. Keep left.
• At 5.2 miles, fork. Go right.
• At 5.8 miles, fork. Keep left. This is the turnoff for Owens Peak.
• Drive about 0.5 mile to an abandoned mine (gold and tungsten). Park here. Do not block the road.

HIKING ROUTE 2

• From the parking area (4840'), hike up the road past the cable.
• Keep left at the first fork and right at the second fork.
• Continue past the end of the road into the canyon ahead.
• Continue up to the saddle at 6500'.
• Turn left, leave the trail, and go up the ridge (south) to the summit.

ALTERNATE HIKING ROUTE 2

• From the parking area (4840'), hike up the road past the mining equipment.
• Stay right at the intersection on the road down past some old structures to a sign labeled "Alternate Route to the PCT". Take this trail.
• The trail follows a number of switchbacks to an abandoned dirt road. Continue on the dirt road to a saddle (1.8 miles).
• From the saddle, go west on a ridge for 0.5 mile to the PCT (Pacific Crest Trail).
• Go southwest (left) on the PCT for 1.2 miles to a use trail. (If you instead go right/north on the PCT for a mile, you'll find the use trail that goes west to the summit of Jenkins Peak.)
• Turn left, leave the PCT, and follow the use trail up the ridge (south) to the summit.