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| Page Type: Route Location: California, United States, North America Lat/Lon: 35.10120°N / 115.8611°W Route Type: Hike/Scramble Time Required: Half a day Difficulty: Class 2+, Walking and Scrambling
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| Page By: wingding Created/Edited: Jan 2, 2006 / Jan 3, 2006 Object ID: 168116 Hits: 833 Loading... Page Score: 87.05% - 4 Votes Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
Approach
See the main page for directions to the parking area. You will continue up the wash northwest for 1 to 1.5 miles before starting up the east side of Old Dad Mountain.
Route Description
From where you park in Jackass Canyon continue up the wash northwest for about 1 to 1.5 miles (depending on where you end up parking). When you reach a prominent canyon (drainage) along the east face of Old Dad Mountain head up the ridge to the north (right) of the canyon or up the canyon itself to the summit area. Old Dad Mountain has a summit register and a benchmark on it.
I went up the ridge to the North of the canyon and came down north of the ridge in a less prominent canyon, which was a little more challenging than the ridge but fun. I didn't go up the prominent canyon, so I don't have a first-hand account of the terrain in that area.
Distance: 3.5 to 4.5 miles
Elevation gain: 1,800 to 2,000 feet
Time: 3-4 hours
Essential Gear
Good hiking shoes. The rocks are rough, so gloves will help.
No technical gear is needed.
Miscellaneous Info
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