West Ord Mountain

May 6th, 2023San Bernardino County, CA

Trip info

Distance3.3 mi

Elevation gain1,500 ft

Route typeOut & back

Duration1.5 hr

CruxClass 2

Quality4/10

Peaks bagged

1

West Ord MountainZdon5,525 ft / Prom. 1,085 ft

Zdon - Andy Zdon's Desert Summits

Trip report

From State Route 247, I turned here onto a dirt road. After about 1.3 miles, I parked at a cattle guard and headed cross country up a gentle west spur of West Ord Mountain.

Starting at this cattle guard, headed up the slope on the right.

View back toward the dirt road.

Contouring toward a small saddle.

Continuing up the spur. West Ord Mountain is on the right.

View back.

Reaching a plateau below the summit.

View back.

Contouring right.

West Ord Mountain summit on the right.

West Ord Mountain summit. View south.

View north, the way I came.

View east toward Ord Mountain (left) and East Ord Mountain (right), both climbed earlier in the day.

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