Favorite California Peaks?

[719BR]

University Peak, fairy short but a nice scramble great views.

there is also a class 2 route up university from the kearsarge lakes basin. a camp there would allow to hit some other peaks in the area.

Mt Williamson, I've done it as a day run and overnight, it's a long way into a remote but pretty area (note, bighorn sheep closures).

the bighorn sheep closure was rescinded some time back.

[719BR]

What is the ideal time of year to hike/climb California high peaks?

depends on what you are after. there are some great snow climbs that can go well into june (dana couloir, hourglass couloir). there has been a pretty solid dump of precip despite what the "drought is the new normal" folks would like you to believe (last i heard, we were at 93% of our annual snowpack, and that was before the most recent storms).

and of course, you're high enough up that snow will still be lingering in places. i would say end of may would be a pretty safe bet for most general stuff.

[Monster5]

https://water.ca.gov/News/News-Releases ... now-Survey
https://cdec.water.ca.gov/reportapp/jav ... OT_SWC.pdf

[Dave B]

there has been a pretty solid dump of precip despite what the "drought is the new normal" folks would like you to believe (last i heard, we were at 93% of our annual snowpack, and that was before the most recent storms).

Sierra snow pack is 67% of normal for this time of year and less than 50% of April 1 normal, you need new, or actual, sources of information.

[ker0uac]

Don’t want to derail this thread too much, but thought it might be a good place. Does anyone know when the roads to the standard Telescope Peak TH and to the Bristlecone Pine grove on White Mountain Peak are accessible? I was planning a trip out to both (and Eureka Dunes/Death Valley) in late December, but then found out that the White Mountain road is seasonally closed. And the road to Telescope has also been closed recently. Want to take advantage of my new job with 3 day weekends, though, before it’d get too hot for Telescope?

As for the original thread, I’ve only done Whitney, Muir, and White Mountain Peak in that area. But would recommend them all! Whitney I did the standard route. Reminiscent of Pikes Peak from Barr, at least the distance. But really pretty! Tall white cliffs, waterfalls, cool views from Whitney. Muir was a fun scramble. Some people shun White Mountain Peak because there’s a 4wd road to the top, but I still thought it was a cool experience. So prominent too! And super high above the valley floor.

If I lived in that area, I’d probably go for Russell, Telescope, and some of the nearby 14ers as well as others people have suggested.

For Telescope, Charcoal Kilns is sorta the winter TH and the road may close occasionally during the winter. It's closed now, but only until ice/snow from recent storms melts. Sometimes you might be able to drive with a 4WD to the actual TH, Mahogany Flat Campground, but I didn't do that coz my buddy drove a sedan. It's an additional 1.5miles. We were there in December.

[719BR]

there has been a pretty solid dump of precip despite what the "drought is the new normal" folks would like you to believe (last i heard, we were at 93% of our annual snowpack, and that was before the most recent storms).

Sierra snow pack is 67% of normal for this time of year and less than 50% of April 1 normal, you need new, or actual, sources of information.

it's always nice when you resort to name calling, and THEN try to have an argument.

but to be honest, because you have difficulty differentiating "drought" from "below average precipitation", it's frankly not worth the discussion.

[Dave B]

but to be honest, because you have difficulty differentiating "drought" from "below average precipitation", it's frankly not worth the discussion.

there has been a pretty solid dump of precip despite what the "drought is the new normal" folks would like you to believe (last i heard, we were at 93% of our annual snowpack, and that was before the most recent storms).

ffs, dude... weapons-grade gaslighting

[719BR]

gaslighting

know how i know you don't know what that word means?

[Ace13]

I would like to make a trip from Socal, up through Cali climbing 14ers this Spring.

[greenonion]

I would like to make a trip from Socal, up through Cali climbing 14ers this Spring.

Just do it. You'll love it! (Although I don't know about spring yet.)

[Dave B]

gaslighting

know how i know you don't know what that word means?

No I don't, please explain.

[719BR]

gaslighting

know how i know you don't know what that word means?

No I don't, please explain.

i'm not your research monkey. look it up on the googles and maybe you can slip in fancy words at more appropriate places here on out.