Location: Kern County, about 6 miles south-southwest of Tehachapi, 113 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Distance: 4.4 miles round trip on road and cross-country

Gain: 2000'

Time: 3-4 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, moderate

Original: Al Campbell, January 1974

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• From Mojave, drive northwest on SR 58 about 21 miles to exit 148, the third Tehachapi off-ramp. It is labeled "Correctional Institution" and is SR 202 west.
• Note your odometer as the exit ramp crosses the freeway, and continue generally southwards on what becomes Tucker Road.
• At 1.1 miles, cross Valley Blvd. This is the turnoff for Black Mountain #3.
• At 2.2 miles, an intersection with Highline Road. Turn right (west).
• At 3.5 miles, Water Canyon Road on the left. Turn left (south).
• At 5.7 miles, entrance to Tehachapi Mountain Park.
• Continue through the park to the end of the road, keeping right at each fork, to a parking area at site 49 near some restrooms. Park here.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• From the parking area (6000'), hike south up the slope to a road at 6300'.
• Turn right on this road and follow it past several switchbacks to its end on the ridge at 7000' near a pile of light gray rock.
• From here follow the ridge south to the summit.