Mar 21, 2021

State: CA
Distance: 18.0 mi
Gain: 9,450 ft
ROUTE: Map, GPX, KML
Peaks: 5

Peak
Elevation
Prominence
3,489 ft
1,799 ft
3,604 ft
1,184 ft
3,450 ft
470 ft
3,184 ft
574 ft
2,460 ft
360 ft
  • Wildflowers along the ridge leading to Dalton Mountain.
  • View up the ridge.
  • Sunrise on Bear Mountain.
  • Summit of Dalton Mountain.
  • Solar panels at the summit.
  • Following an old road toward Bald Mountain.
  • Bald Mountain in the distance.
  • Dropping down to Mill Creek before heading up Bald Mountain.
  • View up the Mill Creek drainage.
  • Ranch road that appears to get some occasional use.
  • Following the ranch road briefly toward Bald Mountain.
  • Mill Creek. It had rained the previous day so the creek was flowing higher than normal.
  • Mill Creek.
  • Crossing Mill Creek.
  • Heading up Bald Mountain.
  • View back to Dalton Mountain.
  • Grassy hillside near the top of Bald Mountain.
  • Approaching the summit of Bald Mountain.
  • Bear Mountain across the valley.
  • Bald Mountain covered in some thicker bush.
  • Rocky summit of Bald Mountain.
  • Bear Mountain (left) and Dalton Mountain (right).
  • View east from the summit.
  • Heading for Peak 3450.
  • View back to Bald Mountain.
  • Bald Mountain from near the summit of Peak 3450.
  • Summit of Peak 3450.
  • Heading down the ridge toward Luckett Mountain.
  • Grassy hillside on the way to White Deer Creek. I ran into a black bear near here.
  • Mushroom near the creek.
  • White Deer Creek.
  • Following White Deer Creek toward a waterfall that was marked on the map.
  • Ferns near the creek.
  • There were a half dozen turtles in the deeper pools along the creek.
  • Smaller upper waterfall.
  • The lower waterfall was much bigger than I was expecting. This area is difficult to get to, so I am guessing it hardly ever gets visited.
  • There were some steep cliffs blocking access to the waterfall.
  • At the edge of a cliff overlooking the main waterfall.
  • View down White Deer Creek.
  • Bald Mountain is the highest point in the distance.
  • The upper hillside near Luckett Mountain was covered in poppies.
  • More poppies near the summit.
  • Bald Mountain (left) and Dalton Mountain (right).
  • Taking a break in the poppies.
  • Summit of Luckett Mountain.
  • Following a cow path toward Peak 2460.
  • Grassy ridge leading to the summit.
  • Summit of Peak 2460.
  • To complete the loop back to the car I needed to go most of the way back up Dalton Mountain (ridge in center).
  • Dropping down to Mill Creek.
  • Following another cow path through a nice forested section.
  • Cows near Mill Creek.
  • Crossing Mill Creek.
  • Another view of Mill Creek.
  • I followed an old ranch road up the ridge.
  • View back down the road.
  • Mill Creek drainage.
  • Sun starting to get low in the sky.
  • Bear Mountain.
  • Final stretch back to the car.
  • Sun and clouds.
  • Poppies and Bear Mountain.
  • More poppies near the car.
  • The sun was setting just as I reached the car.

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