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Calif. Desert Peaks > Teutonia Peak > Climber's Log|
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| SeanReedy | Pleasurable Date Climbed: Feb 17, 2009 | |
| I opted not to temporarily abandon my 2 dogs to tag the highpoint. The ease of this hike was a pleasure on a clear day with many snow patches and several inches of snow cover near the peaks. This is a good one for hitting before or after other peaks in the area the same day. It would also be good with the family, for a rest day, or to just enjoy the views, scrambles and desert plants. | |
| Posted Feb 26, 2009 2:03 am | ||
| Greg D | North Peak  Date Climbed: Dec 29, 2008 | |
| Scrambled up the North Peak but had to turn around when my daughter ran her leg into a cactus! Loved the little scrambling I did do and can't wait to get back to finish the other two summits off. | |
| Posted Jan 5, 2009 3:53 pm | ||
| tdoughty | Snow! Date Climbed: Dec 21, 2008 | |
| Tom Scott & I visited on our way out to Castle (Dove). Walked out in about 6" to 8" of snow. Did the north summit first, then shuffled through deeper snow over to the middle and south summits. Quite the experience to be surrounded by all the joshua trees covered in snow! | |
| Posted Dec 27, 2008 7:58 pm | ||
| Redwic | One Word: HOT!!! Date Climbed: May 12, 2006 | |
| A friend and I were driving from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, the day prior to hiking with an additional friend up Charleston Peak (Nevada), when we decided to do some hiking in the Mojave National Preserve while en route. Teutonia Peak presented a wonderful opportunity to see the desert in all its glory. The walk through the desert had its rewards, as did the scramble near the summit. Many beautiful desert wildflowers, but it was HOT during our hike. We saw a few desert lizards, but at least there were no encounters with rattlesnakes while we were there. This area was my first encounter with Joshua Trees, which I think are very cool. | |
| Posted May 26, 2008 6:38 pm | ||
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| MoapaPk | Re: a favorite little hike | |
| The summit log -- which was in bad shape when I saw it -- is on the exact point given for elevation on the USGS 24k topo. It isn't approached by the main trail, and involves some class 3/4 for the last 100 or so vertical feet. | |
| Posted Nov 17, 2007 12:00 pm | ||
| BLT | Incredible area Date Climbed: Apr 23, 2005 | |
| Very rewarding walk with some scrambling. This area has the greatest forest of Joshua trees I've ever seen -- nowhere else comes close. Cima Dome is also a must-see. | |
| Posted Aug 16, 2007 9:29 pm | ||
| Steve Larson | Well, I happened to be in the area... Date Climbed: Apr 13, 2007 | |
| So I walked up Teutonia for the heck of it. Fun scrambling at the top. | |
| Posted Apr 13, 2007 9:59 pm | ||
| Matthew Holliman | South/Central summits Date Climbed: Feb 25, 2007 | |
| Climbed the south summit by mistake (class 2 from the south), and descended to the south-central notch. Rick and I then scrambled up an easy but slightly awkward class 3 chimney on the south side of the central summit (the highpoint). Probably the shortest hike I've ever done to a peak, but it was worthwhile... pretty area, and an interesting summit block. | |
| Posted Mar 4, 2007 4:25 pm | ||
| diane | a favorite little hike Date Climbed: Dec 12, 2004 | |
| been up to this little peak a couple of times. love the giant joshuas at the base. oh but didn't know there was a summit log, will have to hunt for it next time i go up. | |
| Posted Mar 3, 2007 12:24 am | ||
| Tracy | Climbed from the east Date Climbed: Feb 9, 2007 | |
| I climbed this one with Rex Hardy, Les & Kirk Rekve, Steve & Tyrel Stembridge, Ed & Cody Seastrunk, and Adam Thomas. We all got to the central summit block summit cairn with the summit register in the tin can. Just prior to that I had climbed up the north summit, then the south summit with Adam (which has a cairn, but no register). While the others spent 20 minutes coaxing Kirk over a gap while coming down the central summit, I topped out on the subsidiary crag mentioned by CP0915 on his very informative page for this peak. | |
| Posted Feb 11, 2007 12:17 am | ||
| MoapaPk | Direct from east side Date Climbed: Jan 14, 2007 | |
| Went direct to east side of talus, then straight up the wash to notch described by CP. Never saw the cairn. Was at the summit in 35 minutes or less. The position given by the USGS is the correct summit; I just did a gps GOTO on that point. There was minor snow below the notch; else it was just cold (26F at noon on Kessler). | |
| Posted Jan 16, 2007 12:20 am | ||
| cp0915 | Route Climbed: to the 3 summits & a subsidiary crag next to n. summit Date Climbed: Jan 30, 2005 | |
| Good scrambling. Great potential for a variety of cool, though short, routes with easy access. | |
| Posted Jan 31, 2005 5:29 pm | ||
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