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This blog will detail 1,000 video hikes in Southern California. By Southern California, I am drawing a line from San Luis Obispo to the Nevada Border. Anything south of that line will be declared "Southern California". In a way, it is a personal challenge to do so many hikes. Mainly, however, it is my way of showcasing how many hiking opportunities there really are right in our own geographic back yard. As a blog, it serves as a companion piece to my Youtube channel "1,000 Hikes in So Cal". It is also a work in progress, as I don't actually have 1,000 edited videos completed. This will take effort for quite some time before it is declared done. Even then, there will still be more out there. Here's to hiking and all the positive effects it has had on my life...and possibly yours!

Sunday, August 28, 2022

#136 Peak 7097

Beginning to feel like Grizzly Adams as I enter the wilderness.
Southern California Map
Driving Map.
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Hiking Map.
Parking coordinates: 34.34131°N, -117.9653°W.
Summary
Some hiking locations are well known, and others are not.  Actually, this hike begins on the world famous Pacific Crest Trail, but yet leads to a rather rarely visited summit.  The summit is on the border of the San Gabriel Wilderness Boundary.  The area is part of the lower western slopes of Waterman Mountain. 
Breaking off from the Waterman Trail.
The trail quickly breaks off from the PCT and heads south before bending to the east after entering the San Gabriel Wilderness.  This is on the Waterman Trail.  At around 2 miles in, a use trail leaves the Waterman Trail and continues along the ridgeline toward Peak 7097.
Approaching the summit.
At least one rocky false summit is reached before concluding on top of an obvious high point in the area, with solitude galore.  This is a nice moderately short outing, which can be combined with other hikes in the area, or even more ridge scrambling to the other nearby peaks.
On the summit of Peak 7097.
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Location: Three Points Trailhead, 1 Santa Clara Divide Rd, Pearblossom, CA 93553, USA

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