Post by Peter Bakwin on Jun 22, 2015 16:56:12 GMT -5
Nickademus Hollon & Robert Hunt, 19h59m, May 23, 2015.
Nickademus Hollon wrote about this traverse on the inov8 blog:
"The remote Santa Rosa Mountains crawl up from the northwestern shores of the Salton Sea and stretch out 42 miles northwest before tapering off at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains near Palm Springs. From east to west the ungainly ridgeline extends from sea level to high points at Villager Peak (5,755ft), Rabbit Peak (6,666ft), Dawn’s/ Lorenzens Peak (6,582ft), Toro Peak (8,717ft) and finally Santa Rosa Peak (8,073ft), before ending at 4,000ft at Highway 74.
Toro Peak’s western side has been graded and radio towers now claim the ranges highest point, but step just a few miles east of the ridge and you’re in uncharted territory. The last people to pass over the jagged rocks were likely Cahuilla Indians some hundreds of years ago. Various online sources and a small log book I found atop Dawn’s Peak reported scattered attempts of one-and-a-half half to three-day west-east traverses of the range. To my knowledge no one had ever completed the range from east to west in one single-day push. A total distance of 41.8 miles? It had to be possible."
Hollon recorded the following splits:
Highway S-22 (sea level) to Villager (5,755ft). Total miles: 7.0, Time: 2:49:00
Villager Peak (5,755ft) to Rabbit Peak (6,666ft). Total miles: 11.0, Time: 4:22:30
Rabbit Peak (6,666ft) to Dawn’s Peak (6,582ft). Total miles: 17.4, Time: 8:52:37
Dawn’s Peak (6,582ft) to Toro Peak (8,717ft). Total miles: 30.0, Time: 16:41:40
Toro Peak (8,717ft to Santa Rosa Mountain (8,073ft). Total miles: 34.2, Time: 17:57:16
Santa Rosa Mountain (8,073ft) to Highway 74 (4,600ft). Total miles: 41.8, Time: 19:59:16
Hunt added this: "Through years of research, the previous FKT appears to be three days & might have used water caches." And posted a complete trip report, pictures, and gps data here.
Hollon in the desert of the Santa Rosa Mountains
Nickademus Hollon wrote about this traverse on the inov8 blog:
"The remote Santa Rosa Mountains crawl up from the northwestern shores of the Salton Sea and stretch out 42 miles northwest before tapering off at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains near Palm Springs. From east to west the ungainly ridgeline extends from sea level to high points at Villager Peak (5,755ft), Rabbit Peak (6,666ft), Dawn’s/ Lorenzens Peak (6,582ft), Toro Peak (8,717ft) and finally Santa Rosa Peak (8,073ft), before ending at 4,000ft at Highway 74.
Toro Peak’s western side has been graded and radio towers now claim the ranges highest point, but step just a few miles east of the ridge and you’re in uncharted territory. The last people to pass over the jagged rocks were likely Cahuilla Indians some hundreds of years ago. Various online sources and a small log book I found atop Dawn’s Peak reported scattered attempts of one-and-a-half half to three-day west-east traverses of the range. To my knowledge no one had ever completed the range from east to west in one single-day push. A total distance of 41.8 miles? It had to be possible."
Hollon recorded the following splits:
Highway S-22 (sea level) to Villager (5,755ft). Total miles: 7.0, Time: 2:49:00
Villager Peak (5,755ft) to Rabbit Peak (6,666ft). Total miles: 11.0, Time: 4:22:30
Rabbit Peak (6,666ft) to Dawn’s Peak (6,582ft). Total miles: 17.4, Time: 8:52:37
Dawn’s Peak (6,582ft) to Toro Peak (8,717ft). Total miles: 30.0, Time: 16:41:40
Toro Peak (8,717ft to Santa Rosa Mountain (8,073ft). Total miles: 34.2, Time: 17:57:16
Santa Rosa Mountain (8,073ft) to Highway 74 (4,600ft). Total miles: 41.8, Time: 19:59:16
Hunt added this: "Through years of research, the previous FKT appears to be three days & might have used water caches." And posted a complete trip report, pictures, and gps data here.
Hollon in the desert of the Santa Rosa Mountains
