Printable Peak Guide

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Location: Kern County, about 15 miles east of the town of Weldon, 150 miles from Los Angeles

Auto Club	Kern County
Forest Service	Sequoia National Forest
USGS Topos	Walker Pass 7½, Owens Peak 7½, Horse Canyon 7½ (Route 2)
Official HPS Maps	TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO!
	Viewable JPG file - Approximately 1 meg
	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)

Take SR 14 to Mojave.
At the SR 14/178 junction described in Driving Route 1, go west on SR 178 for 7.0 miles to a dirt road on the left just past mile marker 81.50.
Turn left and park at this dirt road junction to avoid a citation for driving into the Kiavah Wilderness.

From the parking area (4760') on the southwest side of the highway, turn right through a Wilderness area gate onto an old road for about 500' to a road on the right with posts blocking it.
Take this road 1.5 miles to its end (5300').
From here, hike west up the open slope aiming toward the saddle (6250') just south of 6691'.
From this saddle go south up the ridge over 6945' and on up to the summit plateau.
Turn southeast and continue up to the summit. On the return trip it is possible to descend directly from the saddle 1/4 mile northwest of the summit.