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Mount Jenkins

7921'
(UTM 102519)

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

Maps

Auto Club	Kern County
Forest Service	Sequoia National Forest
USGS Topos	Owens Peak 7½, Walker Pass 7½
Official HPS Maps	TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO!
	Viewable PDF file - Approximately 10 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: Morris Peak, Owens Peak, Five Fingers

ROUTE 3

From Owens Peak

Distance: 3 miles one way on trail and cross-country
Gain: 1100'
Time: 2 hours one way
Rating: Class 2, strenuous with Owens Peak
Navigation: Difficult
Route Finding: Difficult
Leader Rating: "I", normal conditions
Route: The cross-country is steep/rocky/brushy with a short easy class 3 section at the summit.
Original: Byron Prinzmetal, January 2002

DRIVING ROUTE 3

Same as Driving Route 2.

HIKING ROUTE 3

From the summit of Owens Peak, hike down the ridge that goes southwest from the summit until you reach the saddle where you intersect the PCT. As you hike down the ridge, you need to be careful to avoid the technical rock sections. Excellent route finding skills are required.
Turn left (south) along the PCT for about 2 miles to the ridge which comes down northeast from the summit. There is usually a duck at this point.
Continue as in Route 1.