Caliente Mountain Ridge Trail

Trail in Carrizo Plain · California

16.9 mi · 3,332 ft gain · 7h 18m · Loop.

A long, strenuous ridge hike climbing to Caliente Mountain, the highest point in San Luis Obispo County, passing remnants of a WWII-era airplane watch hut and offering sweeping views over the plain.

Trailhead: 35.0534, -119.7761.

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