Slate Mountain via 12N76
13 mi · ▲ 2,666 ft · 5 hr 40 min
Slate Mountain via 12N76 is a 13-mile out-and-back near Soapweed, CA. The route reaches Slate Mountain at the turnaround, 6.5 miles in. It climbs 2,666 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Slate Mountain via 12N76
13 mi · ▲ 2,666 ft · 5 hr 40 min
Elevation 2,493–3,856 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.80869, -120.70807
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto One Eye Creek Road, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto 12N76, heading E.
- 2.2 miReach Slate Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto One Eye Creek Road, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:52 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:12 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:41 PM.
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More from this trailhead
- One Eye Creek Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 885 ft
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