USE AT YOUR OWN RISK
Location: Kern County, about 18 miles southeast of Lake Isabella, 160 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
Auto Club | Kern County |
Forest Service | Sequoia National Forest |
USGS Topo | Claraville 7½ |
Official HPS Maps |
TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO! |
| Viewable JPG file - Approximately 630K |
| GPX file or Google Earth KML file to
download to GPS units and other map software (How to use GPX and KML files) |
| Routes as shown on
CalTopo using the above files (How to use CalTopo) |
ROUTE 1
- Distance: 3/4 mile round trip cross-country
- Gain: 400'
- Time: 1 hour round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy, class 2 near summit
- Navigation: Easy
Original: Cliff Black, October 1972
DRIVING ROUTE 1
- From Mojave, go north on SR 14 for 19.5 miles to Jawbone Canyon Road
on the left. Turn left, note your odometer and go as follows:
- At 6.2 miles, fork. This is the parking area for Cross
Mountain. Turn right.
- At 14.7 miles, saddle. This is the parking area for Butterbredt
Peak.
- At 17.9 miles, a fork, keep to the right.
- At 18.2 miles, fork. Turn right on the Kelso Valley Road.
- At 26.3 miles, fork with Piute Mountain Road on the left, turn left.
- At 33.6 miles, sign reading "Sorrell Peak 4 miles" with a
road joining from the left (east). Turn left and reset your odometer.
- At 0.4 mile, a fork, keep to the right.
- Keep on the main road ignoring any forks until you get to a small
parking area (7300') at 4.1 miles on the right. Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 1
- The rocky summit is visible from here through the trees to the east.
- Hike up the slope heading for the ridge just to the left of the peak.
- Turn
right and head up to the peak keeping to the left of the rocks. The
register will be on the first prominent high point.