San Jacinto Dayhike - 7 Peaks

9/25/04

Did the 7 peaks in the following order:

Cornell Peak
Miller Peak
San Jacinto Peak
Folly Peak
Jean Peak
Newton Drury Peak
Marion Mountain

This was another productive day.  Having caught the first tram of the day at 8:00am, I was the first one down the steps from the upper tram station.  The two best peaks of the day were the first and the last: Cornell and Marion.  Both of these peaks had nice class 3 summit blocks which presented at least a minor challenge in comparison to the other peaks.

Log:

08:22am - Left Long Valley Ranger Station
09:31am - Reached summit block of Cornell Peak
09:51am - Left summit of Cornell Peak
11:13am - Reached summit Miller Peak
11:25am - Left summit Miller Peak
11:33am - Reached USFS cabin on San Jacinto
11:44am - Reached summit of San Jacinto
11:50am - Left summit of San Jacinto
12:22pm - Reached summit of Folly Peak
12:45pm - Left summit of Folly Peak
01:38pm - Reached summit of Jean Peak
01:46pm - Left summit of Jean Peak
02:12pm - Reached summit of Newton Drury Peak
02:24pm - Left summit of Newton Drury Peak
03:00pm - Reached base of Marion Mountain's summit block
03:30pm - Reached summit of Marion Mountain
03:47pm - Left summit of Marion Mountain
04:32pm - Reached trail south of Wellman Divide
05:35pm - Returned to Long Valley Ranger Station

Stats:

Total time from Long Valley Ranger Station and back: 9 hrs 13 mins

Driving:

Time from Bakersfield to Vista Guard Station: 3 hrs (light traffic)
Return Time from Palm Springs: Just over 3 hrs (moderate to light traffic)