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| jdmorehouse | Cold, Windy Day  Date Climbed: Feb 24, 2013 | |
| Hiked up the wash to the first saddle, then out on the summit ridge. A fair amount of bushwacking, but the worst of it could be avoided by careful route finding. The summit ridge has plenty of rocky outcroppings to be negotiated. The wind was blowing in the vicinity of 30 mph, and I don't think the temperature ever got much above freezing. A party of two others from LVMC made the trip. | |
| Posted Mar 13, 2013 1:48 pm | ||
| mrchad9 | Normal Route Date Climbed: Mar 6, 2011 | |
| Took the 4x4 up 0.7 miles from the main road and camped for the night, a nice spot with a fire ring there. A bit brushier than I expected throughout the hike but nice views overall. Very scenic on the drive out with the lighting and coulds I had at the time. I came in from the west and out to the east. The road has a significant washout just to the east of the trailhead, would think a 4x4 is required to get around it. | |
| Posted Mar 8, 2011 1:47 pm | ||
| Bob Burd | Standard DPS route Date Climbed: Mar 16, 2007 | |
| With Evan Rasmussen, climbing Stewart Point in the afternoon. Warm day, but not too hot. Trip Report | |
| Posted Mar 28, 2007 8:35 pm | ||
| Matthew Holliman | Standard route Date Climbed: Feb 24, 2007 | |
| This is a mediocre peak, but good company (Rick and CP) and nice (albeit cool) weather made for an enjoyable outing nonetheless. We found a fair amount of brush and some fresh snow on the approach, followed by an enjoyable hike along the ridgeline. Shorter than expected (we finished by lunch time), which meant that Rick and I had time to drive around to Avawatz and tag that one in the afternoon. (To compensate, that one took us longer than expected.) | |
| Posted Mar 4, 2007 4:17 pm | ||
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| MoapaPk | Re: Standard route | |
| You should try it when the temps are at least 30F warmer. Much more stimulating. ;^) And next time, wear shorts. }:-) Seriously, I'm glad you guys found something to enjoy. I'm still content to call this hike "arduous", to keep people from underestimating the hike. With barely over 2500' net elevation gain, it doesn't seem like much, but once that ridge gets warm... the desert sun has no mercy. The hot route back, over all those lumps... | |
| Posted Mar 15, 2007 12:28 am | ||
| cp0915 | standard route Date Climbed: Feb 24, 2007 | |
| With Rick K and Matthew H. Just under 5 1/2 hours car-to-car, including 1/2 hour on the summit. While I then went home to make some calzones, the other two maniacs went on to do Avawatz. | |
| Posted Feb 26, 2007 2:50 pm | ||
| DonnieB | Kingston Peak Date Climbed: May 3, 2006 | |
| Nice hike and bushwhack on the way in and found more user friendly and scenic way down. Slideshow and GPS details at http://healthshaman.com/s/Kingston-Peak-5-3-06/ | |
| Posted Sep 11, 2006 9:38 pm | ||
| MoapaPk | A long day from Vegas Date Climbed: May 3, 2006 | |
| The Siberian, the Surfer and I met in Vegas at 7AM, and were at the "trailhead" ~8:30 AM. Including 1 hr 15 min rest at the summit, this 8-mile hike took us 8 hours. It was unseasonably warm, but the main issues were: the rather thick brush for the first and last 2 miles, and the ruggedness of the ridge. There is a very rough cairned path on much of the ridge, but the path is easy to lose. Other complications: The Siberian got sunscreen in her eyes, which blinded her for 1/2 the trip; and the Siberian and the Surfer were working on 3 and 2 hours sleep, respectively. link: Kingston from North | |
| Posted May 4, 2006 9:20 am | ||
| chef007 | Route Climbed: shoots and landers Date Climbed: 9/28/05 | |
| great climb fun tech route on the east face. | |
| Posted Oct 1, 2005 11:44 pm | ||
| streeyyr | Kingston Peak Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2002 | |
| A classic Mojave Desert peak located far off the beaten path. | |
| Posted Jan 5, 2005 9:51 am | ||
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