| Peak | Cucamonga Peak |
|---|---|
| Group | Myself and Yesenia Medrano |
| Trailhead | Icehouse Canyon trail |
Summited Mt. Cucamonga on 4/10/2017. Forecast called for 60’s on the ground, 35 at the top but it was very warm conditions out there. Once you pass the saddle, you’ll need microspikes to cross the snow patches and once you cross over 8,000 ft elevation you’ll have to rock scramble and climb a fairly steep incline to the summit via snow. Crampons are not required but might be useful for the last 1,000 ft
Beautiful photos as always, Denis! I’m looking forward to hiking this next month.
How was the trail from the saddle around the backside of Ontario? I’ve heard reports that it sort of “disappears” in the snow.
Thanks Jeff. Directly after you pass the saddle, there are patches of snow so you’ll have to put on your microspikes to get through them. Once you get around Bighorn Peak, you’ll start your climb to the summit from 7,200 to 8,880 ft and that’s where the trail disappears in the snow. The good news is there is plenty of compact snow with footprints embedded from prior hikers so just follow the footprints straight up to the summit. The trail is covered in the last 1,200 ft to the summit so rock scrambling is required, plus going up straight up steep incline with microspikes is required. Trekking poles help with stabilizing yourself so you don’t fall. Very warm conditions out there. Forecast called for 60’s at the trail, 30’s at the top, but I only wore a tshirt and was perfectly warm. Still recommend to bring all layers of course. Gaiters were not required as snow is compact. Crampons were not required but could be used for more grip if desired.
That picture is awesome. When will that snow disappear? I am hoping to miss it
Nima
Hi Nima, I would say majority of the snow should be gone by June so you might have to wait a few months.
Thanks for the report! We have been eagerly awaiting the snow to melt to bag this peak….looks like we will be waiting a bit longer!
Appreciate the report and photos, and congrats on bagging this summit. I’m really new to hiking, but looking forward to reaching the submits like you have done recently.
Best of luck to you Rob!
Yosina- yes, snow should melt soon so wait a little bit more and you’ll be hiking to the top of those mountains in no time.