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Calif. Desert Peaks > Blue Angels Peak > Climber's Log|
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| Tracy | via Smugglers Cove Road  Date Climbed: Oct 29, 2009 | |
| I did this one on my way to SanDiego with my family to catch a cruise ship to Cabo San Lucas. My wife and kids waited in the van while I hiked in the remaining .40 miles (per my GPS). I visited all 3 candidate highpoints, found the benchmark and visited border monument #231. 4 days later on the way back to Nevada, I drove my family up Hot Springs Mountain Road to where it ends near the highpoint of San Diego County. There was no guard, the road was open and I visited the rickety old lookout tower platform and then hiked over and climbed to the benchmark on the actual highpoint and signed the register. I didn't find the register on Blue Angels Peak. | |
| Posted Nov 3, 2009 12:15 am | ||
| paclimber | Blue Angels Peak Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2007 | |
| Fun desert climb. Loved the border fence. US Border Patrol "caught" us on the way down. | |
| Posted Jun 16, 2009 11:57 am | ||
| SOCALHUSKER | Hiked into... Date Climbed: Mar 7, 2009 | |
| Valley of the Moon first and then climbed up Blue Angels Peak from the east on the way back. Tagged several others before finally coming across the Smuggler bench marks. Found 1/2 of the register can but the register and other half of the can were missing. Trash everywhere but still a fun and enjoyable climb. Photos of My Blue Angels Peak Trip | |
| Posted Mar 7, 2009 11:34 pm | ||
| kavak | From the west Date Climbed: Nov 26, 2004 | |
| I talked my brother's-in-laws to take me on this excursion while out in Laguna Hills for Thanksgiving. There were grumblings when they realized how long a drive it was. Two of my in-laws bailed when they saw it, and left just one brother-in-law, my son and I to hike the peak, while they checked out El Centro. Well, we were not on the correct route but still managed to find the peak and all the other bumps while not sure if we were in Mexico or not. Even went to the border marker. On the way down....gunshots!! Several bullets whizzed overhead. Automatic fire as well. I remember hitting the ground when the first ones came over. It turns out a group of pickups were parked lower in the sagebrush and a bunch of guys were cowboying it up with their guns. We were hunkered over the rest of the way down to the desert floor where my two brother-in-laws were waiting after a less than memorable day in El Centro. | |
| Posted Nov 3, 2008 9:57 am | ||
| Ol Walsher | Smuggler's Cove Date Climbed: May 24, 2008 | |
| Was a little weird being by myself out there. Had to use GPS to find the correct peak. Found the smuggler marker and then tagged two other nearby peaks to make sure I covered the highpoint. Border patrol had the road blocked on my way out, but they waived me through. A very interesting area......one of the more memorable cohp's! | |
| Posted Jun 9, 2008 8:22 pm | ||
| NavySeabee | Usual Route - Mostly Date Climbed: Mar 31, 2007 | |
| Second time was actually quite the charm. My first attempt I was turned back since my family got nervous hearing the distant and frequent gunshots coming from across the border. Beautiful day due to mild temperatures, light winds and really nice views to the west and south into ol' Mejico. Little dusty to the north and east due to the light Santa Ana conditions. Abundant game (illegal?) trails and my reliable GPS made finding the summit a snap. Made the token illegal excursion across the pathetic border fence to see Marker 231. Next task, finding the "back road" to Hot Springs Mountain. God bless Google Earth because I think I've found it! | |
| Posted Apr 2, 2007 2:17 pm | ||
| Bob Burd | Usual route Date Climbed: Dec 23, 2006 | |
| 2nd time up here. Never thought I'd be back, but since Ryan has gotten the bug, I'm happy to repeat them with him. It was a very pleasant day and we snuck into Mexico undetected as a bonus. Trip Report | |
| Posted Dec 25, 2006 7:11 am | ||
| Ryan Burd | Usual route Date Climbed: Dec 23, 2006 | |
| Hiked with Dad to tag the county highpoint. | |
| Posted Dec 25, 2006 7:06 am | ||
| surgent | Hiked it twice | |
| Hiked it in 1999 and again in 2005. Beautiful granite rockpiles, but beware being so close to the border. Had no trouble both times... but we saw stash after stash of water bottles, shoes, clothing, cans, etc. We tagged the Mexican border post for the amusement aspect. | |
| Posted Sep 13, 2006 3:20 pm | ||
| tdoughty | once upon a time | |
| nice when alone. | |
| Posted Aug 17, 2006 6:58 pm | ||
| Don Nelsen | Route Climbed: Smuggler's Cove Road/bushwhack Date Climbed: April 27th, 2005 | |
| Had to bag this one since it's the high point of Imperial County and was surprised by the beauty of the area. Record rainfall this past winter has resulted in a profusion of green and flowers everywhere. What an unusual sight in this otherwise brown and sere desert. I briefly became an illegal alien as I crossed into Mexico to get a photo of the peak from that side and also to climb the higher of the several summits in the area. We have no border security! Nothing but a barbed wire fence with gaping holes every few hundred feet! | |
| Posted May 20, 2005 3:17 pm | ||
| Bob Burd | Route Climbed: Smugglers Cove Road Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2002 | |
| 8th in a 9-peak tour of Southern California County highpoints. | |
| Posted Nov 18, 2002 9:35 pm | ||
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