Asbestos Mountain

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, CA

Info

Distance
1.8 mi
Elevation gain
800 ft
Route type
Out & back
Duration
1 hr
Crux
Class 3
Quality
3/10
Vehicle type
4x4
Ecoregion

Peaks bagged

1
Asbestos Mountain
HPS
5,265 ft / Rise 1,265 ft
HPS
Hundred Peaks Section

Trip report

Trip report photo for Asbestos Mountain
From the 4x4 trailhead, heading cross-country toward Asbestos Mountain.
Trip report photo for Asbestos Mountain
Aiming for the gully ahead.
Trip report photo for Asbestos Mountain
Starting up the gully. Prickly plants everywhere.
Trip report photo for Asbestos Mountain
Picking up a use trail in the gully.
Trip report photo for Asbestos Mountain
View back.
Trip report photo for Asbestos Mountain
Trip report photo for Asbestos Mountain
Exiting the gully, contouring toward the summit.
Trip report photo for Asbestos Mountain
Following a series of cairns around somes bushes.
Trip report photo for Asbestos Mountain
View back.
Trip report photo for Asbestos Mountain
The use trail veers to the left of the large outcrop ahead.
Trip report photo for Asbestos Mountain
Asbestos Mountain's summit comes into view.
Trip report photo for Asbestos Mountain
Trip report photo for Asbestos Mountain
Cass 3 scramble from the south.
Trip report photo for Asbestos Mountain
Navigating around some large boulders.
Trip report photo for Asbestos Mountain
Approaching the summit.
Trip report photo for Asbestos Mountain
Asbestos Mountain summit. View northwest toward San Jacinto Peak.
Trip report photo for Asbestos Mountain
View south toward Toro Peak (right) and Martinez Mountain (left).
Trip report photo for Asbestos Mountain
View southwest, the way I came.

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