Ladyface MountainNovember 17th, 2023Los Angeles County, CAGet directionsDownload GPXInfoDistance2.2 miElevation gain1,200 ftRoute typeOut & backDuration1 hrCruxClass 3Quality4/10Peaks bagged1Ladyface Mountain2,036 ft / Prom. 1,056 ftReportStart of the trail from Kanan Road. Ladyface Mountain is visible through the fog.The trail gains the ridge.Following the ridge all the way to the summit.View back at a spectacular cloud inversion.View southeast.Small dip along the ridge.The trail continues left, contouring the south face. I stayed right and scrambled directly up the ridge. Class 3 on very solid rock.View back from above the first Class 3 section.Following a use-trail along the ridge.Heading for the unofficially-named Flagpole Peak, the outcrop on the right.A second Class 3 section.Flagpole Peak summit. View toward Ladyface Mountain.Approaching Ladyface Mountain.Ladyface Mountain summit.View southwest.View northeast toward the town of Agoura Hills.On the way back, I bypassed the scrambling sections via the trail on the south face.A banded orb weaver, spotted near the trailhead.Nearby trips2 mi awayCentury Peak2.9 mi1,200 ft1.5 hr5 mi awayMcAuley Peak5.9 mi1,700 ft2.5 hr6 mi awaySaddle Peak East3.5 mi900 ft2 hr