Monument Peak Northwest & Monument Peak Road is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Ed R. Levin County Park near Mobilodge of Milpitas, CA. The route reaches Monument Peak Northwest at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 3,037 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi968 – 2,510 ft · steepest grade: 23%10.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Monument Peak Road 37.48647, -121.86535
Nearest town Mobilodge of Milpitas, CA
Directions
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Monument Peak Northwest & Monument Peak Road
10.3 mi · ▲ 3,037 ft · 4 hr 57 min
Elevation 968–2,509 ft
Out & Back · Ed R. Levin County Park
Trailhead: Monument Peak Road · 37.48647, -121.86535
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
- Start on Monument Peak Road, heading S.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto Agua Caliente Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bay Area Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 2.5 miReach Monument Peak Northwest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miContinue straight onto Agua Caliente Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Monument Peak Road, heading S.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:14 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:52 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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