Printable Peak Guide

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Location: Santa Barbara County, about 8 miles west-southwest of New Cuyama, 175 miles from Los Angeles

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
Official HPS Maps	TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO!
	Viewable JPG file - Approximately 700K
	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)

(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)

Drive north on I-5 past the Grapevine, to the SR 166 off-ramp. Turn left (west).
Follow SR 166 about 46 miles to the town of New Cuyama. New Cuyama may also be reached by a shorter but slower route by driving north from Ventura through Ojai on SR 33, and then west on SR 166.
From New Cuyama, go west 12.8 miles to the Cottonwood Canyon Road (11N01). Turn left, note your odometer, and go as follows:
At 4.9 miles, fork. Go left. The road narrows here.
At 6.5 miles, White Oak Ranger Station and Campground. Keep straight.
At 6.8 miles, the pavement ends at a gate with a sign "Bates Canyon Road".
At 12.7 miles, junction with Sierra Madre Road. Turn left (east).
At 17.5 miles, a saddle with a wide parking area on left. This is the trailhead for Peak Mountain.
At 20.6 miles, the summit of McPherson Peak.