Waucoba Mountain at 11,123' is the higtest peak in the Inyo Mountains.
Our meeting place in Big Pine. There should be a giant US flag here. We met here Saturday morning at the junction of Hwy 395 and 168 for the drive to the east side of Waucoba Mountain just off the Waucoba Saline Road.
A view of the Sierra to the west from the meeting place, the snow is melting fast.
First view of the snow covered Waucoba Mountain from the Waucoba Saline Road.
It was still really green along the Waucoba Saline Road.
We drove into a pinyon forest as we neared Waucoba Mt. Soon we will come upon the short rough road that will take us a little closer to the base of the mountain.
Joe (me), John, Sooz, Scot, Susan and Ken at the start of the hike. We drove up this road untill we found some good campsites next to it. We'll hike the rest of the way to the base of the mountain.
It was about a three quarter mile hike on the road till we reached the slope of the mountain.
The slope is just starting here. My GPS showed the distance to the peak as 1.4 miles. It was almost a 4,000' gain to peak. Subtracting the road from the hike, it was a 3,500' gain in 1.4 miles. This was a steep hike.
Squaw Peak at 10,358' to the north.
The slope is starting to get steeper.
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