AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Slate Mountain & 12N76

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,158 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Slate Mountain & 12N76 is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Soapweed, CA. The route reaches Slate Mountain. It climbs 1,158 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,032 – 3,872 ft · steepest grade: 24%6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 12N76 38.83934, -120.70911
Nearest town Soapweed, CA
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Slate Mountain & 12N76

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,158 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Elevation 3,033–3,872 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 12N76 · 38.83934, -120.70911

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start on 12N76, heading E.
  2. 2.6 miPass Slate Mountain.
  3. 0.7 miReach Slate Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 3.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/slate-mountain-out-back-11-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:46 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 10 min before dark.

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