Caliente Mountain

Fitting for the start of the holidays with my first snow of the year!  We woke to cold, foggy weather that produced beautiful frosted foliage

The final peak of the Central Coast Six Pack of Peaks Challenge 2024. Caliente Mountain at 5,105 ft is located in the Caliente Mountain Wilderness

Loooooong hike with nice rollers nothing too steep, view at the top is amazing! Found fossils in rocks from 20-25 million years ago and tasted

Very cool views of Carrizo Plain to north and San Rafael Mtn range to south.  Long 17 mile slog but not a lot of elevation

Entering from the north (hwy 58) there is about 12 miles of unpaved road as you get closer to the TH. It is rough but

This was my final hike to close out this six pack. I didn’t think I was going to get it done by the end of