Pictures of Junipero Serra Peak, Los Padres National Forest

(Copyright © 2016 Piero Scaruffi)
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Highlights


From start to end

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Fort Ligget

The fort

The first creek crossing

The second creek crossing


The dead end

The dead end

The dead end


The only sign announcing the trailhead (turn into this unpaved road which dead ends in 100 meters)

The trail sign

The parking lot

The trailhead


You can see the peak from the beginnin

The trailhead (heading for the lookout - multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distance)

Detour to Tooth Rock


Detour to Tooth Rock

Detour to Tooth Rock

Detour to Tooth Rock

Detour to Tooth Rock


The correct direction of the hike (back from the detour)

The junction (go left)

Go left

Rock formations


Through the meadows

Through the meadows

Through the meadows

Through the meadows


Through the meadows

Through the meadows

Through the meadows


Through the meadows

Through the meadows

Through the meadows

Through the meadows


Through the meadows

Through the meadows

Through the meadows

Through the meadows


Through the meadows

Through the meadows

Through the meadows

Through the meadows


Through the meadows

Through the meadows

Through the meadows

Through the meadows


Through the meadows

Wildflowers

Yucca flower

The trail


Wildflowers

The trail

Snake

Snake


Wildflowers

First sign in 2007 (multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distances)

Carbonized remains of the first junction to Arroyo Seco in 2017

Wildflowers


Wilderness

Wildflowers

Wildflowers

Wildflowers


Wildflowers

The trail

Looking back

Wildflower


Looking back

Wildflowers


Second sign in 2007 (multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distances)

Second sign in 2007

The second junction with the Arroyo Seco route but in 2017 the left turn was not listed anymore


View southwest


The trail

Junipero Serra Peak

Junipero Serra Peak

Wildflowers


Looking back

View southwest

View southwest

Wilderness ahead


Wildflowers

Wildflowers

Wilderness

View west


View west

You can see the valley we came from

You can see the valley we came from

Looking back


Wildflowers

Wildflowers

Wildflowers


Yucca

Yucca


Wilderness

The trail

Entering the forest

In the forest


Giant pine cone

Giant pine cone

Water sign

On one side shrubs


On the other side pines

On the other side pines

The biggest pine cone of the day

Giant pine cones


Giant pine cones

Giant pine cones


In the forest

In the forest

In the forest

In the forest


Views north

Views north

Wilderness

The trail barely visible


Almost at the top

Almost at the top

The lookout

At the lookout


Views

Views

Lookout tower

Fog on the ocean to the west


View southwest from the lookout (the highest point is the Cone)


The lookout in 2017

The lookout in 2017

The lookout in 2017

The lookout in 2017


Cabin

Cabin

The cabin in 2017

Towards the summit


Towards the summit

Giant pine cone

Giant pine cone

The summit


The summit

Cone Peak

The valley and Cone Peak

Looking west


View northeast

Looking west

Cone Peak and the valley

Pine cones

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(Copyright © 2016 Piero Scaruffi)
If you would like the original, high-resolution pictures, contact me