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06A

Peak Mountain

5843'

Location: Santa Barbara County, about 11 miles west-southwest of New Cuyama, 170 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club	Santa Barbara County
Forest Service	Los Padres National Forest: Mt Pinos, Ojai and Santa Barbara Ranger Districts
USGS Topos	Peak Mountain 7½, Bates Canyon 7½ (Driving Route 1)
Official HPS Maps	TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO!
	Viewable JPG file - Approximately 570K
	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: McPherson Peak

ROUTE 2

(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)

Distance: 6 1/2 miles round trip from McPherson Peak
Gain: 1000' total, 600' out plus 400' on return
Time: 3 hours round trip
Rating: Class 1, easy, strenuous with McPherson Peak Route 2
Navigation: Easy
Leader Rating: "O", normal conditions
Original: John Backus

DRIVING ROUTE 2

See the McPherson Peak guide. This route is normally only used when hiking McPherson Peak from Aliso Campground.

HIKING ROUTE 2

From McPherson Peak, Peak Mountain is the third major hill along the ridge to the west, with a narrow firebreak going up its face.
Go northwest down the ridge of McPherson Peak to the Sierra Madre Road.
Hike 3 miles west on Sierra Madre Road to the saddle just east of Peak Mountain.
Hike west up a firebreak less than 1/2 mile to the summit.