Lopez Mountain - Los Padres National Forest

35.30148559, -120.578507

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Lopez Mountain Survey - 05-11-2019 - by Anonymous Surveyor

Link:	Lopez Mountain
Date:	05-11-2019
Surveyor Name:	Anonymous Surveyor
Camp Description:	Brush in Upper Lopez Canyon has grown back substantially since my last trip thanks to a big winter. We started at 6:30am, promptly got lost due to a huge fallen tree covering the trail, then arrived at the second switchback along the burrito creek trail at 11:45. From here we left the road and began our bushwhacking straight up to the ridgeline. The brush wasn’t too bad but poison oak was sprinkled everywhere. We reached the ridge quicker than expected and followed the overgrown fire break to a “wall of death”. We patiently trimmed, zigzagged and pushed our way through a dense thicket. We emerged on the other side and found our way to the summit at 2:08pm. There were no views and the high point wasn’t obvious. We had a hunch that the high point was actually a bit further to the south of the spot point on the topo. We left a makeshift register and followed our path back. It only took us 4hr45min to return to the car. If you have interest, I recommend doing it as soon as possible before the brush grows back. I also recommend following my GPS and signs of recent clippings.
Water Source:	Dry
Water Source Details:	There was flowing water down below in Upper Lopez Canyon but nothing near the summit of Lopez Mountain
Weather Conditions:	75 and sunny
Images:	Ascending Upper Lopez Canyon Pismo Beach from fire break Cerro San Luis and Bishop Peak from summit ridge Garcia Wilderness Area Gay Mountain

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