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Ascent of Clipper Mountain on 2011-03-20

Climber: Eric Kassan

Others in Party:

Brian Keith

Date:

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Peak:

Clipper Mountain

Location:

USA-California

Elevation:

4593 ft / 1399 m

Ascent Trip Report

This was a fun hike to a very rarely visited peak. While it looks like it would have been much easier from the west (up an old dirt road that was still visible from the summit), I wasn't sure how to get there. So I started from Essex Road just south of I-40. From there it's easy to hike around into the main wash and follow up to the saddle just east of the peak. Going up the last push to the saddle, I recommend staying right (west) - there is firm rock there. The route is class 2 with some optional class 3 moves.

From the primary summit we weren't sure one of the summits to the west wasn't higher, so we walked the .4 miles to the west end, and were glad we did - the views made it worth it, even thought the peaks turned out to be lower. Note the extra .4 miles was added to the ascent and descent statistics.

To descend, we took the northeast ridge. Traversing the other peaks were easy, but descending was challenging as it all was loose.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

2859 ft / 870 m

Elevation Loss:

2859 ft / 870 m

Distance:

13 mi / 20.9 km

Quality:

5 (on a subjective 1-10 scale)

Route Conditions:

Open Country, Bushwhack, Scramble

Gear Used:

Ski Poles

Ascent Statistics

Elevation Gain:

2659 ft / 810 m

Extra Loss:

100 ft / 30 m

Distance:

6.6 mi / 10.6 km

Route:

North Wash

Trailhead:

Essex Rd just south of I-40 2034 ft / 619 m

Time Up:

3 Hours 45 Minutes

Descent Statistics

Elevation Loss:

2759 ft / 840 m

Extra Gain:

200 ft / 60 m

Distance:

6.4 mi / 10.3 km

Route:

northeast ridge

Trailhead:

Essex Rd just south of I-40 2034 ft / 619 m

Time Down:

3 Hours 15 Minutes

GPS Data for Ascent/Trip

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Peaks: climbed and unclimbed by Eric Kassan
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