California Borrego Springs Whale Peak South
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 7.68 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,749 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 2,946 ft
- Max elevation
- 5,354 ft
- TrailRank
- 44
- Min elevation
- 3,130 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Coordinates
- 856
- Uploaded
- March 17, 2009
- Recorded
- March 2009
near Dos A, Baja California (Mexico)
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Itinerary description
More Anza Borrego Hiking
On the S2 mile 22-23. Butterfield Stage Route, Blair Valley. Take this good dirt road, most of the time for all cars. Follow the signs Pictograph Trail, as we use the same parking. Start the trail along the Pictograph Trail, after about 0.7 mile turn left into another canyon, along the wash. After another mile turn right into a small canyon with boulders, lots of them. This is a boulder hike finding your way up, seeking left and right for the easiest route. Not too difficult but you need some experience scrambling up and down boulders. Just as you think this is a nice path there is always something there to surprise you. A lot of huge boulders, a dry waterfall, dense scrubs, but there is always a way around. You can take this hike either way up. But it is better to go right first, going out the canyon (against the posted GPS route) This is the more difficult part, the more direct route to the top and more difficult (loose rocks) to go down). This said, the way continuing in the canyon, this is the most difficult part... as the canyon is a bit blocked. But the good part: stretches of the hike are on a fairly good hiking trail, especially on the return trip. Hiking time 3 hours up, 2 hours 30 min down. A nice satisfying hike, but take care it is easy to fall when you get more tired on your hike. And it is a bit cooler than Borrego Springs, by at least 10F.
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Waypoints
Summit
5,337 ft
Wail Peak
Wail Peak. A flat mountain top, you have to look what is the actual peak. It is the one on your left. There is still a sigh somewhere.
Waypoint
5,051 ft
Peak
Peak
Waypoint
5,131 ft
Xing 1
Photo
Waypoint
3,920 ft
Xing. Here we head right out of the canyon. This is a shorter more direct route. But steeper and slightly more difficult.
Waypoint
4,629 ft
Xing 4
Waypoint
3,576 ft
Up Canyon
Up the Canyon. Here is where it starts. After this you have seen enough boulders for some days.
Waypoint
3,427 ft
Xing 5
Waypoint
3,271 ft
Xing 6
Hiking
3,140 ft
Trail Head
Trail Head. This is the trail head for the Pictograph trail as well so take a look at the pictographs.
Car park
3,130 ft
Car
Car. A large car park.
Waypoint
2,839 ft
monteros
monteros
Waypoint
2,773 ft
Xing 7
Waypoint
2,753 ft
Xing 8
Waypoint
0 ft
Trail Head
Trail Head
Waypoint
2,565 ft
S2 Exit
S2 Exit Dirt Road. This is the exit Butterfield Stage Route, Bear Valley. Mile 22-23 on the S2
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