Martinez Mountain (6560+) in the Santa Rosas 12.02.06

Map of our route to Martinez. I wouldn't suggest the up route, but the down route was well marked and fairly easy. The hike is about 18 miles round-trip with a total of 4200 feet elevation ...

2009-02-15T10:08:19Z

KathyWing
Map of our route to Martinez. I wouldn't suggest the up route, but the down route was well marked and fairly easy. The hike is about 18 miles round-trip with a total of 4200 feet elevation ...

Map of the area where Martinez is located.

2009-02-15T09:55:07Z

KathyWing
Map of the area where Martinez is located.

Looking back along the trail as we hiked to Martinez. (Sooz in blue)

2009-02-21T05:32:13Z

KathyWing
Looking back along the trail as we hiked to Martinez. (Sooz in blue)

Sooz along the trail.

2009-02-21T05:26:34Z

KathyWing
Sooz along the trail.

Sooz. Most of the hike is fairly gentle or rolling except for the final two miles, which are steep.

2009-02-21T05:28:31Z

KathyWing
Sooz. Most of the hike is fairly gentle or rolling except for the final two miles, which are steep.

Steve and Allen with Martinez in the distance (there are two bumps, but Martinez is the one to the left).

2009-06-14T14:09:00Z

KathyWing
Steve and Allen with Martinez in the distance (there are two bumps, but Martinez is the one to the left).

San Jacinto's and San Gorgonio's in the distance.

2009-06-11T18:58:03Z

KathyWing
San Jacinto's and San Gorgonio's in the distance.

Toro Peak

2009-02-15T10:06:44Z

KathyWing
Toro Peak

On the class 3 summit block of Martinez - I was trying to stay balanced.

2009-02-15T10:08:30Z

KathyWing
On the class 3 summit block of Martinez - I was trying to stay balanced.

Rabbit Peak and the Salton Sea from Martinez

2009-06-11T18:51:49Z

KathyWing
Rabbit Peak and the Salton Sea from Martinez

Another shot of the Salton Sea and Rabbit with the camera on a different setting.

2009-02-15T10:08:51Z

KathyWing
Another shot of the Salton Sea and Rabbit with the camera on a different setting.

The Salton Sea and the Coachell Valley from Martinez

2009-06-14T14:05:27Z

KathyWing
The Salton Sea and the Coachell Valley from Martinez

Allen on the summit block of Martinez

2009-02-15T10:06:15Z

KathyWing
Allen on the summit block of Martinez

Steve on Martinez

2009-06-11T19:15:41Z

KathyWing
Steve on Martinez

Sooz on Martinez

2009-06-11T19:08:57Z

KathyWing
Sooz on Martinez

This is where you can climb up to the summit block. you go up here and then finish the climb on the other side. The rating on this peak is class 2, but that doesn't include the class 3 cli ...

2009-06-11T19:05:13Z

KathyWing
This is where you can climb up to the summit block. you go up here and then finish the climb on the other side. The rating on this peak is class 2, but that doesn't include the class 3 cli ...

Anther shot of Rabbit Peak and the Salton Sea.

2009-02-15T10:01:46Z

KathyWing
Anther shot of Rabbit Peak and the Salton Sea.

Me all scratched up with the Summit block of Martinez behind me. We did a lot of bushwacking on steep terrain to get to the summit, but once we were up there we saw the ducks and then the n ...

2009-02-15T10:06:02Z

KathyWing
Me all scratched up with the Summit block of Martinez behind me. We did a lot of bushwacking on steep terrain to get to the summit, but once we were up there we saw the ducks and then the n ...

Allen and Sooz with the summit block of Martinez behind them.

2009-02-15T10:04:40Z

KathyWing
Allen and Sooz with the summit block of Martinez behind them.

Looking back at the summit of Martinez.

2009-06-11T19:10:40Z

KathyWing
Looking back at the summit of Martinez.

View of more of the Santa Rosas including Rabbit Peak on the way down.

2009-06-14T14:03:34Z

KathyWing
View of more of the Santa Rosas including Rabbit Peak on the way down.

Sooz working her way through the rocks on the way down.

2009-06-11T19:05:30Z

KathyWing
Sooz working her way through the rocks on the way down.

Martinez is the second bump.

2009-02-15T10:12:35Z

KathyWing
Martinez is the second bump.

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2009-06-11T19:01:04Z

KathyWing
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We did not take one of the standard routes up - we bushwacked across to the ridge where the up arrow in and then bushwacked up the steep ridge - it wasn't fun. Once we hit the top of the ri ...

2009-06-11T19:06:25Z

KathyWing
We did not take one of the standard routes up - we bushwacked across to the ridge where the up arrow in and then bushwacked up the steep ridge - it wasn't fun. Once we hit the top of the ri ...