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| View of Lake Elsinore from a lower summit. |
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| Southern California Map. |
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| Driving Map. |
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| Parking Map. |
Trailhead coordinates: 34.6642°N, -117.4712°W.
Summary
New Year's Eve gave me my last chance to get in a hike before the end of the year. Although the weather wasn't ideal, I made Los Pinos Peak my chosen hike. There is very little shade on this hike, so the cloud cover certainly kept the heat away. The hike goes up Main Divide Road to Munhall Saddle. Along the way, I also summited one lower peak and Vicker Benchmark before reaching Munhall Saddle.
Hiking Stats:
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| Hiking Map. |
New Year's Eve gave me my last chance to get in a hike before the end of the year. Although the weather wasn't ideal, I made Los Pinos Peak my chosen hike. There is very little shade on this hike, so the cloud cover certainly kept the heat away. The hike goes up Main Divide Road to Munhall Saddle. Along the way, I also summited one lower peak and Vicker Benchmark before reaching Munhall Saddle.
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| On the lower summit looking toward the ridge. |
At Munhall Saddle, the Los Pinos Trail is accessible. On the way up the Los Pinos Trail I entered the clouds and made a foggy ascent of the ridge. I took photos of the summit, but had no view. That was the only drawback to an otherwise completely satisfying hike. Fog is the exception to the rule, though. Normally there are blue skies and warm weather in this low elevation mountain range.
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| On the summit of Vicker Benchmark. |
I returned the way I came and descended through the clouds. I still had time to go to a second location if I wanted to, but this was a fitting ending to a hiking year, as I emerged from the clouds to conclude the experience.
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| Los Pinos Peak. |
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