USE AT YOUR OWN RISK
Location: Kern County, 4 miles south of Bodfish/Lake Isabella, 155 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
| Auto Club |
Kern County |
| Forest Service |
Sequoia National Forest |
| USGS Topo |
Lake Isabella South 7½ |
| Official HPS Maps |
TPO file -
Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO! |
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Viewable JPG file -
Approximately 400K |
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GPX file or Google Earth
KML file to
download to GPS units and other map software
(How to use GPX and KML files) |
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Routes as shown on CalTopo using the above files
(How to use CalTopo) |
Nearby Peaks: Lightner Peak, Piute Lookout
ROUTE 2
- Distance: 1.2 miles round trip cross-country
- Gain: 825'
- Time: 2 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 2, easy
- Navigation: Easy
- Route: Easy brush and moderate rock scrambling
Original: Dave Comerzan, May 2013
DRIVING ROUTE 2
(Bakersfield approach)
- Exit SR 178 at Borel Road 3 miles before
reaching the town of Lake Isabella.
- Turn east, then turn left toward Bodfish at 1/4 mile, and then
turn right at Lake Isabella Road.
(Walker Pass approach)
- Drive west on SR 178 to SR 155 at Lake
Isabella.
- Turn left a short distance to Lake Isabella Road, then turn right (south)
and drive about 3 miles to Bodfish.
- Drive through the town of Bodfish on Lake Isabella Road (which
becomes Caliente-Bodfish Road) for about 3.2 miles to dirt
Saddle Spring Road
(27S02) on the left at the very top of a grade. Note your
odometer and turn left.
- Drive in about 3.5 miles to start of a gully leading to a ridge. Park here.
Room for about 3 cars. Additional parking about 100 yards further at a curve in the road.
HIKING ROUTE 2
- From the parking spot (5271'), hike southwest up the gully to a saddle on the ridge.
- Turn left and hike southeast up the ridge to the summit.
