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| youngclimer123 | great ocean views  Date Climbed: Oct 10, 2009 | |
| not a bad hike and great views of the ocean below | |
| Posted Apr 28, 2013 12:47 pm | ||
| mpjones | Road Update Date Climbed: Feb 10, 2013 | |
| The road was gated as expected. A mountain bike would be in order here. Even if, like me, you don't have massive, hill-pumping quads. Anyway, the road looks to be passable to any vehicle. I saw earthmoving equipment and lots of recent road work. There were no major washouts or potholes, and only a few muddy spots, nothing that would bog down a 2WD. I'd wager that the road will be open this year on schedule. | |
| Posted Feb 11, 2013 3:01 am | ||
| PhenomenalWoman | Cat Bait? Date Climbed: Mar 30, 2012 | |
| Discovered the gate closed at Coast Ridge Rd, and decided to make a go for it since it was early in the morning and I had plenty of supplies. Turned the 4 mile hike into 16, which unfortunately had me hitting the steepest elevation gain at noon. This was the only day of my entire week in CA that it didn't rain, and I was rewarded with decent views of the coastline and Pacific. I was THE only person on the trail to the peak, which in hindsight may not have been the safest decision...but I'm happy I forged ahead and didn't end up as some mountain lion's lunch. :) | |
| Posted Apr 29, 2012 10:55 pm | ||
| Icemansurf | The Long Way Date Climbed: Oct 20, 2011 | |
| The road was closed at Naciemento Road, but I went for it anyway. This added 12 miles roundtrip, and it ended up being a 4.5 hour ordeal truck-to-truck, with about 1.5 hours of that in a decent jog. Beautiful day and the views were spectacular. Not a soul in sight. | |
| Posted Oct 20, 2011 11:19 pm | ||
| SurfinPeakScience | Beauty Date Climbed: Oct 27, 2010 | |
| Beautiful day! I could see waves marching into Sand Dollar Beach. | |
| Posted May 16, 2011 12:39 am | ||
| thexcat | Cone Peak Trail Date Climbed: Apr 30, 2011 | |
| A nice day to summit Cone and Twin Peaks. Cone pk rd was closed. Me and Tang walked several miles from Nacimiento-Fergussen road to get to cone peak trail. ~15mile rt. Clear views to the pacific and ventana wilderness. | |
| Posted May 1, 2011 8:12 pm | ||
| Bob Burd | Cone Peak Trail Date Climbed: Oct 5, 2010 | |
| Twin and Cone Peaks on an overcast but delightful day. Few flies, no ticks. Good use trail between Cone Peak Trail and Twin Peak across the SW Face of Cone. Thanks to Robert Parks for the information, who I met at the end of the Cone Peak Rd the night before. Trip Report. | |
| Posted Oct 10, 2010 3:19 pm | ||
| biz | Great views! Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2004 | |
| Climbed 3 times so far. I loved the Stone Ridge Trail loop through goat camp and vicente flat. Beautiful terrain! | |
| Posted Jul 29, 2010 2:10 pm | ||
| mrchad9 | Nice scenery Date Climbed: Mar 18, 2006 | |
| Pictures on this page made me determined to see snow and the ocean here in one view, the snow wasn't fresh but was just enough to satisfy. | |
| Posted May 9, 2010 5:16 am | ||
| SkyPilot84 | Hike was easier than the drive | |
| Got the Camry stuck (and eventually unstuck) on the way there, but still made it to the top! | |
| Posted Dec 10, 2009 7:57 pm | ||
| CWessels | Cone Peak Trail Date Climbed: Oct 6, 2009 | |
| Trail is easy and well-maintained. View from the top is superb. We scrambled up the rocks on the SW face; I was surprised to find several hundred feet of good rocks to climb below this peak. | |
| Posted Oct 13, 2009 7:22 pm | ||
| justing | Crisp autumn day Date Climbed: Oct 4, 2009 | |
| Nice little consolation prize on a stormy weekend in the Sierras. | |
| Posted Oct 5, 2009 12:27 pm | ||
| SageHawk | Easy Hike, Great Views Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2008 | |
| I've bagged this peak too many times to count. An easy hike with well maintained trail from the Coast Ridge Road. The Peak is usually well above the coastal overcast for superb views. | |
| Posted Sep 2, 2009 8:28 pm | ||
| JHH60 | From Kirk Creek Date Climbed: Feb 1, 2002 | |
| Hiked to summit from sea level (Highway 1) over the course of two days, with a night at Vicente Flat. Cold (low 30s F) on the summit! | |
| Posted Jun 23, 2009 1:43 pm | ||
| Noondueler | Twisted hell... Date Climbed: May 6, 1996 | |
| outa my ankle loading the van for the trip to the Santa Lucias but it was ok the next day. Big old views high above the socked in Pacific coastline! | |
| Posted Feb 5, 2009 12:33 am | ||
| Nefsek | From Naciemento-Ferguson Road Date Climbed: Feb 10, 2008 | |
| Cone peak road was closed, so hiked the 5-ish miles to the trailhead, topped out mid-afternoon with outstanding views of the Big Sur coastline. Didn't want to come down! | |
| Posted Jul 28, 2008 1:21 am | ||
| vancouver islander | Nice warm-up Date Climbed: Apr 29, 2008 | |
| Nice warm up hike for other trips in the area. Via the standard route from Coast Ridge Road in a bit over an hour each way. Gorgeous, sunny day and spring flowers in over abundance. | |
| Posted May 20, 2008 7:57 pm | ||
| SeanReedy | Cone Peak Trail Date Climbed: Mar 27, 2008 | |
| I made the quick hike up with my two dogs on a cool, clear evening. The views did not disappoint me! | |
| Posted Mar 28, 2008 3:07 pm | ||
| WickedRugged | Easy Hike Up Cone Peak Trail Date Climbed: Mar 19, 2008 | |
| Drove up Cone Peak Road 5.1 miles to the marked trailhead (next time I'll park at the first turnout at 4 miles and hike the road to the trail, as the road gets tougher to drive from there). Had a couple visitors from the East Coast, and the views did not disappoint. Clear day, almost no fog, incredible views! | |
| Posted Mar 20, 2008 10:45 pm | ||
| rhyang | North Ridge Date Climbed: Mar 16, 2008 | |
| Hiked all the way up Cone Peak Road (6 miles), then about 0.75mi into the Ventana Wilderness, then cut west up to North Ridge, scrambled it all the way to summit. Generally rotten rock, but at least the brush at this elevation wasn't bad and there appeared to be a use trail in places. Kept it to class 2-3-ish bypassing some of towers. Descended via the summit trail. ~13 miles / 3000' for the day, which was clear but windy (a storm passed through yesterday). In past years I've come up via Cone Peak road or Trail Spring numerous times. Always a fun way to top off a trip to the south Ventana ! | |
| Posted Mar 16, 2008 11:57 pm | ||
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