Sycuan Peak – Peak #24 – An Early Morning Ascent
Elevation: 2,801′
Miles: 2.1
Trailhead
I got a nice early start this morning, arriving at the trailhead at about 6:40AM. There wasn’t much parking on the road and the trailhead was easy to miss. The sign for the ecological preserve doesn’t appear until several hundred feet up the trail.
The trail immediately started climbing steeply, exposing me to the warming sun and giving me views of Sloane Canyon and Lawson Valley. As I continued to ascend and warm up, I was able to see San Miguel Mountain from a different view than I did on my ascent of McGinty Mountain that I did last Saturday.
San Miguel Mountain from Sycuan Peak Trail
It was a fairly short hike and a great way to break in my new Vasque Mantras
My Blurs
After a reasonable incline, I scrambled up some rocks and made it to the summit. It was pretty quiet; the sounds from commuting cars on Lawson Valley Road fell away as I climbed. The sun was peaking out from Gaskill and Lawson Peaks and bathing the area in a golden glow. Since I wasn’t in too much of a hurry, I sat down and enjoyed the silence for a bit before heading back down. A perfect start to a day.
El Cajon Mountain from Sycuan Peak
Sycuan Peak Benchmark
Loveland Reservoir and Viejas Mountain from Sycuan Peak
yay i did this one today – it was a good day for it – nice and clear. we went around 10am. it looks nice in the early morning too. i didn’t notice the benchmark but we saw a couple horny toad lizards.
Did this peak this morning. Thanks for the inspiration.
1/100 done
Great job! Hope it wasn’t too hot and hazy. The view to the north was great when I went.