AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Slate Mountain via 12N76

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,379 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Slate Mountain via 12N76 is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Soapweed, CA. The route reaches Slate Mountain at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 1,379 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,222 – 3,855 ft · steepest grade: 35%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.82582, -120.67279
Nearest town Soapweed, CA
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Slate Mountain via 12N76

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,379 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 3,222–3,856 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.82582, -120.67279

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.6 miTurn left onto 12N76, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miReach Slate Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 1.6 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-7-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 8:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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