Mar 26, 2021

State: CA
Distance: 24.6 mi
Gain: 5,850 ft
ROUTE: Map, GPX, KML
Peaks: 5

Peak
Elevation
Prominence
1,582 ft
472 ft
1,411 ft
21 ft
1,742 ft
252 ft
2,030 ft
680 ft
2,006 ft
524 ft
  • Starting up the San Joaquin River Trail.
  • Trail sign near the start. This is a well maintained trail that can be followed for a long ways up the canyon.
  • Cows on the trail.
  • More cows on the way to Pincushion Mountain.
  • Pincushion Mountain.
  • View from near the summit.
  • View south along the ridge with Millerton Lake on both sides.
  • Trail leading down to the ridge.
  • Barbed wire blocking access to the Table Mountain area.
  • Large bend in Millerton Lake.
  • Oak tree surrounded by poppies.
  • Old ranch road on top.
  • Cow pond.
  • Heading for Perkins West Peak.
  • Flowers at the summit.
  • Winchell Creek basin to the east.
  • Following a ranch road toward Table Mountain.
  • Volcanic cliff above the road.
  • Ranch road and flowers.
  • Table Mountain in the distance.
  • More flowers along the road.
  • View back toward Perkins West Peak.
  • Upper end of Millerton Lake. Later in the afternoon I would cross the lake using a packraft and climb Crook Mountain (center).
  • Flowers on Table Mountain.
  • View southeast from the summit of Table Mountain. Keys Mountain in the distance.
  • Heading for the next volcanic plateau.
  • An old bench at the saddle.
  • Hillside covered in flowers.
  • View back to Bald Mountain.
  • Flowers growing out of the volcanic rock.
  • Another view of the flowers.
  • Crossing back into the ecological reserve.
  • An old trail sign on the ridge.
  • Natural vernal pool surrounded by flowers.
  • Old road cut filled in with flowers.
  • View east from the summit of Peak 2030.
  • Gate on the edge of the reserve.
  • Heading down the road to meet back up with the San Joaquin River Trail.
  • Back on the trail heading for Crook Mountain.
  • Crossing Millerton Lake with a packraft.
  • Crook Mountain.
  • View down the grassy hillside on the way up.
  • Crook Mountain.
  • Lupine and Millerton Lake.
  • Volcanic outcrop near the summit.
  • Crook Mountain summit.
  • Benchmark at the summit.
  • Summit cairn.
  • Heading back down.
  • Following the San Joaquin River Trail back to the car.
  • Table Mountain above the trail.
  • Nice oak forest along the trail.
  • Millerton Lake.
  • Final bend in the lake before getting back to the car.

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