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| Fletch | Drove most of the way  Date Climbed: Dec 8, 2011 | |
| cool area... | |
| Posted Dec 28, 2012 4:18 pm | ||
| David Naylor | Gate Open Date Climbed: May 18, 2012 | |
| Gate was open, drove right up to Tower #20. There were 3 communications company trucks parked there and workers in one of the nearby buildings. 1pm in the afternoon. | |
| Posted May 20, 2012 8:42 pm | ||
| SFMountaineer | Quick hike Date Climbed: Feb 4, 2012 | |
| Just a quick excursion to grab another county hp. A little hazy, I might return on a super clear day as I think the views could be spectacular | |
| Posted Feb 5, 2012 1:33 pm | ||
| sfpcservice | The road is public! Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2011 | |
| The info about a "prescriptive easement" needs to be corrected. The road across the top of Mt. Vaca is Blue Ridge Road (County RD. 354) Between Mix Canyon Rd. and Gates Canyon Rd. According to the county surveyors office, the road is not maintained by the county, it is maintained by the land owners on Mt. Vaca. But, there is a public easement on this road making it county road 354. The county surveyor stated the red "no trespassing" signs at the gate are unenforceable because of this easement which was recorded in 1894. Also, the gates are placed by the fire department and only closed when fire danger is extreme. I have a PDF of the county maps and of the easement if anyone wants them, send me a message. The property on either side of the road is private however, so those signs are enforceable. | ||
| Posted Aug 20, 2011 9:05 pm | ||
| mlarkin2002 | Dayhike Date Climbed: Jan 16, 2011 | |
| Walked up from the gate. Good views. | ||
| Posted Jan 17, 2011 4:07 pm | ||
| gman84 | Hiked from gate Date Climbed: Oct 12, 2010 | |
| Hiked from gate with the wife. Short hike, decent views from the top | ||
| Posted Oct 13, 2010 2:29 am | ||
| mrchad9 | Nice side-trip Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2005 | |
| Got it on the way back to Bay Area from Snow Mountain earlier the same day. | |
| Posted May 9, 2010 4:36 am | ||
| CWessels | A Worthwhile Diversion Date Climbed: Mar 20, 2010 | |
| Biked to the top from the gate. Simple as can be. Not much of a challenge, but more worth the detour than I expected it to be. City lights below do dazzle after dark, and the power lines play like aeolian harps. | |
| Posted Mar 21, 2010 7:31 pm | ||
| Dean | Early morning Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2008 | |
| Did Mt. St. Helena on the 20th and it seemed appropriate to stay in Vacaville for this one. Early morning expedition got me the summit and then we headed for Copernicus for number two. | |
| Posted Mar 29, 2009 8:27 pm | ||
| Dundeel | Snow Day Date Climbed: Feb 13, 2009 | |
| Mix Canyon gate was closed. Made a quick walk in a blowing snow shower. The view was limited to about 300 feet. This was my second cohp for the day. Carpenter Hill in Sacramento was first. | |
| Posted Feb 21, 2009 10:27 pm | ||
| edevart | Walked up from open gate. Date Climbed: Dec 30, 2008 | |
| Surprising views. The entire snowtopped Sierra from Mt Lassen in the north down to Yosemite was in view, with the Central Valley and the SF Bay area hidden below in fog. Really nice for basically a drive up peak. Great views. | |
| Posted Dec 30, 2008 6:44 pm | ||
| Noondueler | Think I hiked it Date Climbed: May 10, 2000 | |
| Went to the high point up there. Good views! | |
| Posted Nov 6, 2008 4:24 pm | ||
| Jonodo | Fire Road Date Climbed: Nov 5, 2007 | |
| Hiked with Devin. Temps were warm for November (upper 70's). No access issues. | |
| Posted Nov 5, 2007 5:21 pm | ||
| pjgordon | Wow | |
| Clear views up and down the central valley and also up into St. Helena. | |
| Posted Oct 23, 2007 12:33 am | ||
| McCannster | 13th CA county highpoint Date Climbed: Apr 1, 2007 | |
| Thought I'd tick this one off my county highpoint list, so I made a side trip on my way back from Grass Valley. Gate was closed, so I jogged to the summit in 15 minutes. Clear views all the way across the valley, which was nice. Came back to the car to discover that the gate was not locked, just closed. That could have saved me a bit of time if I had drove, but it was nice to stretch my legs. | |
| Posted Apr 1, 2007 4:58 pm | ||
| Michael Perry | Very nice quiet hike Date Climbed: Oct 29, 2006 | |
| Made the drive to Vacaville to bag my second cohp. The gate on Mix Canyon was closed. Saw a few people heading up the trail, but they didn't seem to mind us. Walked around the whole fence around the peak before finding the USGS marker, thinking the highest point were the boulders on the western edge of the fence, overlooking Lake Curry. Even though it was hazy, I could see Mt Diablo, St. Helena, and faintly see Tamalpais and Downtown Sacramento. | |
| Posted Oct 30, 2006 2:48 am | ||
| surgent | Storm coming in | |
| Easy peak, not much to it. Foggy... storm blew in that day. | |
| Posted Sep 13, 2006 3:23 pm | ||
| Matt Worster | padding the cohp stats Date Climbed: Jan 29, 2005 | |
| Surprised by 4 ft of snow on Cobb we came over here instead. | |
| Posted Mar 29, 2006 3:38 pm | ||
| JasonH | Route Climbed: The service road/fire road. Date Climbed: Feb 12, 2006 | |
| Bagged Mt. Vaca on the way back from Mt. Tam. Very impressive views . I was able to see 6 other county high point from the top(Mt. Tam, Mt. Saint Helena, Mt.Diablo, Snow Mountain, Lassen Peak and the Sutter Buttes. I really enjoyed the solitude unlike Mt. Tam. | |
| Posted Feb 13, 2006 5:55 am | ||
| Hack | Route Climbed: Main Trail Date Climbed: 5-5-03 | |
| Fun easy day hike... | ||
| Posted Dec 28, 2005 9:55 pm | ||
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