The day after I hiked High Point, me and a friend started this hike thinking we might need crampons, but other than a short stretch of snow and ice on the road, we didn't need them. The hike up is beautiful and it was sunny with comfortable temps. Once you reach the top of the road, turn right and follow the pink ribbons to the true summit, a couple of large boulders with ropes in front and a ladder. The trail had a couple of icy patches but was otherwise free of snow. We encountered a large group who seemed unprepared and had trouble getting off the rock. We climbed up the back end and free solo'd it to capture the views, and provided some verbal encouragement (they made it down safely).
Once you head back down you can visit the rickety fire tower, long past its useful life and dangerous if you feel like climbing up (Don't do it). We ate our MRE's and then headed back down. One caveat: Hot Springs Road and Sukat Road splits around a mile down from the summit. Hiking on the way up one might not notice it, but on the way down Hot Springs Road appears to be the main road back. Unfortunately it's a longer road down to Camino San Ignacio, and we ended up hiking 3 miles up the road back to our cars. What should've been a 10-mile hike ended up being 17! So, take the LEFT fork back down.
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