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| lpitman57 | Mt. Pinos to Sawmill Mountain  Date Climbed: May 23, 2013 | |
| From the Nordic Base parking lot, I hiked over Pinos to Sawmill Mountain on May 23, 2013, starting around noon. No snow, beautiful weather. Temperatures 62 to 65 in the sun, 55 degrees in the shade. Cool winds about 3 to 5 mph off the marine layer below, over the valleys. Blue sky above with chilly gusts up to 15 to 20 mph at times. Made for a brisk 4 hour, 7 mile hike above 8000 feet. Good preparation for moving up in elevation. 10,000 feet is next.... | |
| Posted May 25, 2013 12:08 pm | ||
| Terry Fazio | Mt Pinos - Sawmill Date Climbed: Apr 13, 2013 | |
| Hiked this along with Sawmill last Saturday. Was planning to add Grouse as well, but missed the turn & ended up just adding several miles through the forest. It was a beautiful day with only a little snow left. Once I got past Mt Pinos summit, I didn't see anyone until the return trip between Pinos & Sawmill. | ||
| Posted Apr 20, 2013 8:27 pm | ||
| Fletch | with Sawmill Date Climbed: Feb 14, 2010 | |
| quick trip - very fun | |
| Posted Dec 27, 2012 6:16 pm | ||
| kevinsa | Mount Pinos Date Climbed: Feb 5, 2012 | |
| Watch the Superbowl or hike up a mountain? That's an easy choice. | |
| Posted Sep 26, 2012 2:17 pm | ||
| revolvingscimitar | From Nordic Base via Mt. Pinos Trail Date Climbed: May 7, 2011 | |
| Easy stroll up to the flat summit, nice views in all directions. | |
| Posted Apr 16, 2012 5:19 pm | ||
| labgloves | with Sawmill Date Climbed: Feb 20, 2012 | |
| This was a nice hike in some snow as a diversion on a drive from Pasadena to the Bay. I started from the Nordic Station at the end of the road, and continued to Sawmill. | |
| Posted Feb 21, 2012 12:21 am | ||
| cdog | workin' Date Climbed: Jul 15, 1999 | |
| hiked this summit a few times while brushing and maintaining the trail, during my time on a Forest Service trail crew | |
| Posted Feb 14, 2012 10:17 am | ||
| Dundeel | Mt. Pinos Trail Date Climbed: Nov 2, 2011 | |
| Also did Sawmill and Sawmill West. Easy hiking. Beautiful day. | |
| Posted Nov 11, 2011 2:17 pm | ||
| Vic Hanson | Beautiful Fall day Date Climbed: Oct 20, 2011 | |
| Recently got interested in highpoint lists, did Sawmill and Grouse today as well. | |
| Posted Oct 21, 2011 1:58 am | ||
| dgrutherford | From the Nordic Center Date Climbed: May 14, 2011 | |
| Hiked along with Sawmill & Grouse. Temps ranged from the 30's to 50's in MAY! Very windy and still lots of snow going down/up the switchbacks from Pinos to Sawmill. Very nice hike! | |
| Posted Sep 21, 2011 2:09 pm | ||
| CaHikr | Pinos & Sawmill Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2011 | |
| Hiked the Vincent Tumamait trail from the Cerro Noreste rd. Great clear day low to mid 60's, trail condition was excelent (no snow). The rock tower on Sawmill pk. was very cool. | |
| Posted Jun 22, 2011 7:35 pm | ||
| cab | Road Date Climbed: May 15, 2011 | |
| An out and back trip including Mt. Pinos, Sawmill Mtn., Grouse Mtn., and Cerro Noroeste. Surprisingly cold and windy day with some snow flurries starting around noon. Probably the coldest day I have hiked on this year - in May! | |
| Posted May 16, 2011 10:36 am | ||
| Jonodo | Snow covered road Date Climbed: Apr 21, 2011 | |
| Hiked this one with the kids and my Dad. I was going to head over to Sawmill to get the county high point but I ran out of time. Suprising amount of snow still. Approx 3 feet. | |
| Posted Apr 23, 2011 8:05 pm | ||
| kc7sqd | Cross Country ski to the summit Date Climbed: Jan 16, 2011 | |
| Ever since moving to Southern California from Seattle, I have been searching for a place to ski. I arrived at the parking lot at 9:00 and headed up the trail. I was with a new cross country skier, so our progress was a little slow, but we made it to the large meadow near the summit by 10:15. The meadow area is a great place to go off the main trail, but still have a large almost flat area to ski in with few trees or other obstacles. After a short rest, we skiied up and down a small hill to another flat spot, and then up one last hill to the summit with the antenna complex. After a lunch break and some playing in the snow, we coasted down to the parking lot and were home in Los Angeles by 2:30. I was surprised at how much snow there was on Mt. Pinos, but with altitudes from 8,300 to 8,800 feet, the trails were completely covered, with a three to four foot base at the large meadow near the summit. Be sure to arrive early, the parking lot was almost empty at 9:00 am, but when I got back to the car at 1:15, it was jam packed with people and there were cars double parked all over the place. To be sure you can get out on a crowded day, park on the left side as you enter, so you have an easy escape route. It looks like there are several hiking trails here too, and I will be sure to come back for more winter and summer trips. | ||
| Posted Jan 18, 2011 2:54 pm | ||
| Tracy | along with Sawmill Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2010 | |
| I hiked this one with Steven and Tyrel Stembridge, Tyler Smith, Cody Cureton, Kody Seastrunk, and Asa Sackschewsky. | |
| Posted Aug 16, 2010 9:47 pm | ||
| sespegorilla | Mt Pinos | |
| From Mt Able. Have also done it from Camp 3 Falls and from the Nordic Station in trhe parking lot(skied to top) | |
| Posted Jun 29, 2010 10:56 pm | ||
| butitsadryheat | Yes, uneventful!!! Date Climbed: Oct 10, 2009 | |
| Easy hike up to the summit, and then a short trip over to Sawmill, so I could get two highpoints at the same time. We drove up to the trailhead from Cuyama, and enjoyed a great view of the valley below. The kids were not impressed! | |
| Posted Jun 28, 2010 11:33 pm | ||
| Diggler | fairly uneventful Date Climbed: Nov 27, 2005 | |
| Did this with Lara. Left TH (i.e. parking lot) @ 15.00. Perfectly clear (beautiful!), but cold & windy. With pines & dry grasses, reminded me a lot of Colorado. Met Matt Worster en route- had sent him an email with beta about Snow Mountain just a week or 2 before, halfway to summit. Summited @ 15.46. Left ~10 min. later- I kept going to Sawmill Peak (Kern County), w/ Lara turning around because she was too cold. | |
| Posted Jun 4, 2010 2:14 pm | ||
| mrchad9 | With Sawmill Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2005 | |
| Watched a truck commercial being filmed on the road below the trailhead. Water trucks wetting the road and I've never seen so many people constantly polishing a vehicle that supposedly looks rugged. | |
| Posted May 9, 2010 4:43 am | ||
| dgrimreaper | Along with Sawmill Date Climbed: Oct 25, 2009 | |
| Second hike in 5 months since badly spraining my ankle. Hit Mt. Pinos and Sawmill. Will come back in the spring to hit all 4 peaks in the area. | |
| Posted Oct 28, 2009 3:20 am | ||
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