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| KVHiker | Thunder & Rain  Date Climbed: May 31, 2009 | |
| I went on a hike on Sunday, May 31st, 2009 to Muah Mountain in the Golden Trout Wilderness. It was a cool and overcast morning. Our hike started at a trailhead which is about .25 miles from the Horseshoe Meadows parking lot. We walked down the trail and crossed to the South side of Horseshoe Meadow in Round Valley. We made our way to Mulkey Pass where we turned onto the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) and headed East Southeast. Darker clouds were headed our way, and the hail that had been falling intermittently began to increase slightly. After adding waterproof layers we continued on. We came across several meadows including Dutch Meadows, and we hiked next to Diaz Creek to the base of Muah Mountain. From here we left the PCT, and headed straight for the peak. Unfortunately the hail started to increase. Lightning appeared in the sky which was followed without delay by thunder. We decided that it would be a bad idea to gain elevation in such a storm so we opted to wait at the base of Muah Mountain for awhile until the lightning subsided. We took off all of our metal items, and sat on a log for about 40 minutes in the hail storm before deciding to turn back. We headed back for about ½ mile, and of course the storm subsided. We turned back to Muah Mountain, and hiked past several false peaks to the summit (11016’). We located a register there, and a benchmark. The view is amazing from Muah Mountain, and some of the landmarks are Muah Mountain, Wonoga Peak, Trail Peak, Dutch Meadows, Olancha Peak, Kern Peak, Bear Meadow, Mulkey Meadow, Trailmaster, Cirque Peak, and Langley. We went back the way we had come except for one part where we decided to check out what we thought might be a rogue peak. We did some class 3 climbing to the top, but we did not locate a register there or a benchmark. The weather was overcast on the way back, but we saw no more lightning or thunder, and very little hail. The total distance for the hike was 12.5 miles with an elevation gain of about 2800 feet. This was a great hike with a good friend! Photos | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2009 6:53 pm | ||
| Ramblindave | Nice dayhke Date Climbed: Sep 27, 2008 | |
| Nice dayhike with good weather with a great group of people. Also liked the easy aspect of this hike since it was the 1st time out in a while. | |
| Posted Sep 28, 2008 3:53 pm | ||
| kevin trieu | 1st | |
| Sierra peak! | |
| Posted Sep 18, 2008 8:59 pm | ||
| Matthew Holliman | Northwest Slopes Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2005 | |
| Nice short hike after a considerably longer loop around Tunnabora-Carillon-Russell-Whitney-Muir the day before. I remember particularly enjoying the "easy" aspect of the hike. | |
| Posted Jul 10, 2007 10:45 pm | ||
| wmolland | From PCT Date Climbed: May 25, 2007 | |
| A nice easy stroll from Ash Meadow and the PCT. Good views from the top! | |
| Posted Jun 1, 2007 3:50 pm | ||
| Bob Burd | Northwest Slopes from the PCT Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2006 | |
| An easy half day outing, hazy views but nice weather. Trip Report | |
| Posted May 31, 2007 9:54 am | ||
| Rob | Northeast Ridge Date Climbed: May 12, 2007 | |
| It was a long dayhike. Saw a rattlesnake right at the start just after sunrise. | |
| Posted May 30, 2007 11:05 pm | ||
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