Ascent of San Rafael Mountain on 1987-04-11| Others in Party: | John Backus (leader0
Dick&Shirley Akawie
Carleton Shay and others
| | Date: | Saturday, April 11, 1987 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Motorized Transport to Trailhead: | Car | | Peak: | San Rafael Mountain | | Location: | USA-California | | Elevation: | 6593 ft / 2009 m |
Ascent Trip Report Our group of 15 rendezvoused at Cachuma Saddle at 7:00A , shouldered our packs, and, led by veteran John Backus, started hiking up the fire road (FSR 28W01-closed to motorized traffic)for 7.5 miles to McKinley Spring. Our morning's hike took us up around Cachuma Mountain, past Hell's Half Acre, through a forested area, a short dip above the headwaters of Manzanita Creek, and a final pull to McKinley Spring (5,600'),which we reached shortly before noon. We made camp here and had lunch before starting again at 1:30P for the McKinley-San Rafael Saddle (5,800'), only 1/2 mile distant. From the saddle it was only another 1/2 mile over a firebreak to the top of McKinley Mountain.
We soon returned to the McKinley-San Rafael Saddle, then hiked about 2.5 miles over a reasonably good unmaintained trail to San Rafael Mountain. By now the morning's fair weather had deteriorated with increasing wind and heavy clouds, but no rain. We were back in camp at McKinley Spring by 5:15P. Around 6:00P "Bobcat" Thompson and another dirt biker passed by McKinley Spring after having biked today to the McKinley-San Rafael Saddle and then climbed the Big Three. Soon after, a lone hiker, Bob Emmerich (sp?), who had passed our group at Hell's Half Acre this morning, hiked by on his return to Cachuma Saddle after a day hike of the Big Three. And at 7:00P Bob Michael arrived from Cachuma Saddle to join us for tomorrow's hike to Santa Cruz Peak.
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| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 3493 ft / 1064 m | | Total Elevation Loss: | 993 ft / 302 m | | Round-Trip Distance: | 13.5 mi / 21.7 km | | Grade/Class: | Class 1 | | Route Conditions: | Road Hike, Unmaintained Trail | | Gear Used: | Tent Camp | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 3493 ft / 1064 m | | Distance: | 10.5 mi / 16.9 km | | Route: | Fire road , trail | | Start Trailhead: | Cachuma Saddle 3100 ft / 944 m | | Descent Statistics | | Loss on way out: | 993 ft / 302 m | | Distance: | 3 mi / 4.8 km | | Route: | Trail, fire road | | End Trailhead: | McKinley Spring 5600 ft / 1706 m | Ascent Part of Trip: Big Three-Santa Barbara County (1 nights total away from roads)
Complete Trip Sequence:
Total Trip Gain: 6593 ft / 2010 m Total Trip Loss: 4093 ft / 1248 m |
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