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Peak Bagger Awards

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings - John Muir

Introduction

The Peak Bagger Program is designed to stimulate a greater appreciation of the alpine wilderness, while experiencing the beauty, peace and majesty of the mountains. Each peak has been carefully selected so that a variety of locations may be reached on backpacking treks, without the use of mountaineering skills. The Peak Bagger Award is a cumulative award series that recognizes High Adventure achievement. While few people are privileged to make first ascents, it is possible to experience the thrill of standing on the windswept summit and carry the memory forever. Look upon the lush, flower-starred greenness of alpine meadows, the harsh purity of rocky landscapes above timberline, or the almost supernatural touch of alpenglow upon the peaks, and you will surely join the growing ranks of those who love the mountains.

The Peak Bagger Program is graduated to fill the needs of all, from the relative novice to the experienced mountaineer. The Basic Award is easy enough for the newcomer who is ready and willing to put forth that extra effort. But, even the Basic Award is more than just climbing five mountains. It is also a learning experience, that is, learning the effects of high altitude, the need for carrying the ten essentials, and the rewards and sense of achievement from standing on a mountain top. There is no time limit for earning these awards. Happy climbing, and remember -

Nothing of worth or weight can be achieved with half a mind, with a faint heart, or with lame endeavor - Barrow

Awards

Award	Requirements
Basic (5)	Climb five peaks, consisting of no more than two from any Group (A-F)
10-Peak	Climb five additional peaks consisting of one each from Groups A, B, C, and two from Group D
15-Peak	Climb five additional peaks consisting of two from Group C, two from Group D, and one from Group E
Senior (20)	Climb five additional peaks consisting of two from Group D and three from Group E
Mountaineer (25)	Climb five additional peaks consisting of two from Group E and three from Group F

Substitutions

Once the Basic Peak Bagger has been earned, any peak may be substituted for a lower peak as follows:

Group F may be substituted for Groups C, D, or E
Group E may be substituted for Groups C or D
Group D may be substituted for Group C
Group C may be substituted for Groups A or B
Group B may be substituted for Group A

Group A Peaks - Southern California

Name	Elev.	Topo map	Rating	Trailhead/Approach
Alto Diablo (1)	10500	Big Bear Lake	M2	Poopout Hill; Forsee Creek
Charlton	10806	San Gorgonio Mtn	M2	Poopout Hill
Grinell	10284	Moonridge	M2	Aspen Grove (4); Poopout Hill
Lake Peak	10161	San Gorgonio Mtn	M2	Aspen Grove (4); Poopout Hill
Little Charlton	10696	San Gorgonio Mtn	M2	Fallsvale
Peak 9971 (2)	9971	San Gorgonio Mtn	M2	Aspen Grove (4); Poopout Hill
Peak 10067 (2)	10067	San Gorgonio Mtn	M2	Aspen Grove (4); Poopout Hill
Red Tahquitz	8720	San Jacinto Peak	M2	Humber Park/Saddle Jct
South Peak	7840	Idyllwild	M2	Humber Park/Saddle Jct
Tahquitz	8846	San Jacinto Peak	M1	Humber Park/Saddle Jct
Zahniser (3)	10156	San Gorgonio Mtn	M2	Poopout Hill; Dry Lake

East of Shields Flat (approximately 0.6 mile).
ESE of Lake Peak.
North of Mine Shaft Saddle.
Fish Creek Meadow trailhead does not meet minimum hiking hours for Peakbagger trip.

Group A Peaks - Sierra

Name	Elev.	Topo map	Rating	Trailhead/Approach
Blackrock Mtn	9635	Casa Vieja Meadows	M2	Kennedy Meadows
Kaiser Peak	10320	Kaiser Peak	H1	Lakeshore
Mono Dome	10614	Mt. Dana	M2	Log Cabin Mine
Peak 9870 (1)	9870	Mt. Silliman	M2	Horse Corral Creek
Shell Mountain	9594	Muir Grove	M2	Stoney Creek Campground

Between Pond Meadow and Mitchell Peak.

Group A Peaks - Philmont

Name	Elev.
Bear Mtn.	10663
Big Red	11024
Black Mtn.	10892
Bonita Peak	10676
Mt. Phillips	11711
Trail Peak	10242

Group B Peaks - Southern California

Name	Elev.	Topo map	Rating	Trailhead/Approach
Anderson Peak	10840	Big Bear Lake	M1	Barton Flats; Forsee Creek
Dobbs Peak	10459	San Gorgonio Mtn	M2	Poopout Hill
E. San Bernardino	10691	Big Bear Lake	M1	Barton Flats; Forsee Creek
Jepson Peak	11205	San Gorgonio Mtn	M2	Poopout Hill; Vivian Creek
Mt. San Gorgonio	11499	San Gorgonio Mtn	M1	Poopout Hill; Vivian Creek
Shields Peak	10680	Big Bear Lake	M1	Barton Flats; Forsee Creek
Sugarloaf Mtn	9952	Moonridge	M1	Hwy. 38; Wildhorse Creek

Group B Peaks - Sierra

Name	Elev.	Topo map	Rating	Trailhead/Approach
Corral Mtn	9680	Courtwright Reservoir	M2	Courtwright Reservoir
Hoffman Mtn	9622	Rough Spur	M2	Wishon Reservoir
Tioga Peak	11513	Mt. Dana	M2	Warren Fork; Saddlebag Lake
Twin Peaks	10485	Mt. Silliman	H2	Lodgepole

Group B Peaks - Philmont

Name	Elev.
Baldy Mtn	12441
Cimarroncito	10468

Group C Peaks - Southern California

Name	Elev.	Topo map	Rating	Trailhead/Approach
Big Horn (1)	10997	San Gorgonio Mtn.	M2	Poopout Hill; Vivian Creek
Folly Peak	10480	San Jacinto Peak	M2	Round Vly; Little Round Vly
Jean Peak	10670	San Jacinto Peak	M2	Round Vly; Little Round Vly
Mt. San Jacinto	10804	San Jacinto Peak	M1	Round Vly; Little Round Vly
San Bernardino	10649	Big Bear Lake	M1	Angelus Oaks

SSE of Mt. San Gorgonio, about 0.7 miles.

Group C Peaks - Sierra

Name	Elev.	Topo map	Rating	Trailhead/Approach
Alta Peak	11204	Lodgepole	M2	Wolverton; Giant Forest
Blacktop Peak	12668	Koip Peak	H2	Crest Creek; Alger Lakes
Brown Mt.	9958	Templeton Mountain	L2	Sage Flats; Cottonwood
Castle Peak	10677	Tehipite Dome	M2	Wishon Reservoir; Chain Lakes
Cirque Peak	12900	Cirque Peak	H2	New Army Pass (1)
Coyote Peak	10892	Kern Lake	L2	Mineral King/Coyote Lake
Deer Mt.	9410	Haiwee Pass	M2	Kennedy Mdw
Fleming Mtn	10796	Mt. Henry	L2	Courtwright Reservoir
Goode, Mt.	13092	North Palisade	H2	South Lake
Gould, Mt.	13005	Mt. Clarence King	M2	Onion Valley
Iron Mtn	11149	Cattle Mtn	H1 L2	Ashley Lake Iron Lake
Julius Caesar, Mt.	13196	Mt. Hilgard	H2	Pine Creek
Kearsarge Peak	12598	Kearsarge Peak	M2	Onion Valley
Kern Peak	11510	Kern Peak	S2	Cottonwood/Ramshaw Mdw
Kettle Peak	10041	Mt. Silliman	H2	Lodgepole
Lamark, Mt.	13417	Mt. Darwin	H2	North Lake; Lake Sabrina
LeeVining Peak	11691	Mt. Dana	M2	Log Cabin Mine
Loper Peak	10059	Courtwright Reservoir	M2	Wishon Reservoir
Maggie Mt.	10042	Quinn Peak	L2	Maggie Lakes
Mitchell Peak	10365	Mt. Silliman	M1	Horse Corral Mdw; Lodgepole
Monache Mtn	9410	Monache Mtn	M2	Kennedy Mdw
Morgan, Mt.	13748	Mt. Morgan	M2	Rock Creek
Muah Mtn	11016	Bartlett	M2	Cottonwood; Mulkey Mdw
Nelson Mtn	10220	Nelson Mtn	M2	Dinkey Creek Road
Spanish Mtn	10051	Rough Spur	H2	Wishon Reservoir; Spanish Lakes
Starr, Mt.	12870	Mt. Abbott	M2	Rock Creek
Templeton Mtn	9932	Templeton Mtn	S2	Cottonwood
Three Sisters	10619	Dogtooth Peak	L2	Dinkey Creek Road
Vandever Mtn	11947	Mineral King	M2	Mineral King
Warren, Mt.	12327	Mt. Dana	H2	Warren Fork; Log Cabin Mine
White Chief Peak	11020	Mineral King	M2	Mineral King

Cirque is a D peak when appoached from Chicken Spring Lake.

Group D Peaks - Sierra

Name	Elev.	Topo map	Rating	Trailhead/Approach
Agassiz, Mt.	13891	North Palisade	H2	South Lake/Bishop Pass
Angora Mtn	10202	Kern Lake	L2	Mineral King
Bago, Mt.	11869	Mt. Clarence King	L2	Charlotte Lake
Banner Peak	12945	Mt. Ritter	S3	Thousand Island Lake
Basin Mtn	13240	Mt. Tom	H2	Horton Creek
Blackcap Mtn	11559	Blackcap Mtn	L2	Wishon Reservoir; Kings River
Cirque Peak	12900	Cirque Peak	H2	Chicken Spring Lake(1)
Dade, Mt.	13600	Mt. Abbott	H2	Rock Creek/Treasure Lakes
Dana, Mt.	13053	Mt. Dana	H2	Tioga Pass
Davis, Mt.	12311	Mt. Ritter	S2	Thousand Island Lake
Florence Peak	12432	Mineral King	H2	Mineral King/Franklin Pass
Gayley, Mt.	13510	Split Mtn	H3	So. Fork Big Pine Creek
Graveyard Peak	11494	Graveyard Peak	H2	Edison Lake/Graveyard Lakes
Guyot, Mt.	12300	Mt. Whitney	L2	Cottonwood/Guyot Flat
Hitchcock, Mt.	13184	Mt. Whitney	L2	Crabtree Lakes
Hutchings, Mt.	10785	The Sphinx	S2	Kings Canyon
Johnson Peak	11371	Johnson Peak	L2	Mineral King
Kennedy Mtn	11433	Slide Bluffs	S2	Kings Canyon
Langley, Mt.	14042	Mt. Langley	H2	Cottonwood/ New Army Pass
Lone Pine Peak	12944	Mt. Langley	H2	Whitney Portal/Meysan Lake
Mallory, Mt.	13850	Mt. Whitney	H2	Whitney Portal/Meysan Lake
Muir, Mt.	14015	Mt. Whitney	L3	Crabtree Mdw
Red Mtn	11951	Mt. Henry	L2	Courtwright Reservoir/Flemming Creek
Sawtooth Peak	12343	Mineral King	S2	Mineral King/Sawtooth Pass
Silver Peak	11878	Sharktooth Peak	L2	Edison Lake
Tom, Mt.	13652	Mt. Tom	H2	Horton Creek
Tyndall, Mt.	14018	Mt. Williamson	S2	Symmes Creek/Shepherd Pass
Whitney, Mt.	14495	Mt. Whitney	L1 S1	Crabtree Mdw Whitney Portal

Cirque is a C peak when approached from New Army Pass.

Group E Peaks - Sierra

Name	Elev.	Topo map	Rating	Trailhead/Approach
Arrow Peak	12958	Mt. Pinchot	L2	Bench Lake
Baldwin, Mt.	12614	Convict Lake	H2	Lake Dorothy; Mildred Lake
Barnard, Mt.	13990	Mt. Williamson	L2	Wallace Lakes
Black Giant	13330	Mt. Goddard	L2	Muir Pass
Bradley, Mt.	13289	Mt. Williamson	L2	Center Basin
Crocker, Mt.	12457	Mt. Abbott	S2	McGee Creek; Rock Creek
Donohue Peak	12023	Koip Peak	S2	June Lake
Eagle Scout Peak	12040	Triple Divide Peak	L2	Crescent Mdw; Kaweah Gap
Electra Peak	12442	Mt. Lyell	L2	Twin Lakes
Emerson, Mt.	13225	Mt. Darwin	H2	North Lake/Piute Pass
Fiske, Mt.	13524	Mt. Darwin	L2	Helen Lake; Sapphire Lake
Florence, Mt.	12561	Mt. Lyell	S2	Yosemite Valley
Foerster Peak	12058	Mt. Lyell	L2	Blue Lake
Gabb, Mt.	13711	Mt. Abbott	L2	Lake Italy
Henry, Mt.	12196	Blackcap Mtn	S2	Courtwright Reservoir
Hilgard, Mt.	13361	Mt. Elgard	L2	Lake Italy
Hopkins, Mt.	12302	Mt. Abbott	S2	Rock Creek
Huntington, Mt.	12405	Mt. Abbott	H2 L2	Rock Creek Pioneer Lake
Marion Peak	12719	Marion Peak	L2	Marion Lake
Merced Peak	11726	Merced Peak	S2	Yosemite Valley
Midway Mtn	13666	Mt. Brewer	L3	Milestone Creek; Colby Lakes
Morrison, Mt.	12268	Convict Lake	H2	Convict Lake
Pinchot, Mt.	13495	Mt. Pinchot	L3	Pinchot Pass
Red Slate Mtn	13163	Convict Lake	S2	McGee Creek
Rixford, Mt.	12890	Mt. Clarence King	S2	Onion Valley
Sill, Mt.	14162	North Palisade	L3	Palisade Basin
Silliman, Mt.	11188	Mt. Silliman	S2	Lodgepole/Twin Lakes
Stanford, Mt.	12851	Mt. Abbott	S2	McGee Creek; Rock Creek
Striped Mtn	13189	Mt. Pinchot	L2	Taboose Pass
Triple Divide Peak	12634	Triple Divide Peak	L3	Tamarack Lake; Nine Lake Basin
Woodworth, Mt.	12219	North Palisade	L2	Middle Fork Kings River

Group F Peaks - Sierra

Name	Elev.	Topo map	Rating	Trailhead/Approach
Brewer, Mt.	13570	Mt. Brewer	S2	Cedar Grove
Conness, Mt.	12590	Tioga Pass	S3 H3	Young Lakes Saddlebag Lake
Goddard, Mt.	13568	Mt. Goddard	L2	Wanda Lake
Kaweah, Mt.	13802	Mt. Kaweah	L2	Big Arroyo
Lyell, Mt.	13114	Mt. Lyell	L2	Tuolumne Mdw
Maclure, Mt.	12988	Mt. Lyell	S3	Tuolumne Mdw
Matterhorn Peak	12264	Matterhorn Peak	H2	Twin Lakes
Olancha Peak	12123	Olancha Peak	H2 L2	Sage Flats Cottonwood
Ritter, Mt.	13157	Mt. Ritter	S3	1000 Island Lake
Split Mtn	14058	Split Mtn	S3 L2	Red Mtn Creek Upper Basin
University Peak	13632	Mt. Williamson	S2 L2	Onion Valley Center Basin
Williamson, Mt.	14375	Mt. Williamson	S2	George Creek

Rating System

Approach rating:	M	Easy to moderate, two-day trip
	H	Strenuous, two-day trip
	S	Moderate to strenuous, three-day trip
	L	Normally climbed as part of a week-long hike

Climb rating:	1	Trail leads all the way to the summit. Almost any footgear could be used, but boots are recommended for more comforatble hiking.
	2	The final ascent has no maintained trail; however, a "climber's route" may sometimes be followed. The terrain is rougher and proper footgear, such as lug-soled boots with good traction, are strongly recommended. Hands may occasionally be used for balance in climbing.
	3	Handholds and footholds are used; lug sole boots are required. Exposure is such that some persons may wish to be belayed at times, so a rope, and knowledge of its use, should be taken.

The Fine Print

Consult the latest copy of Hike Aid 16, "Peak Bagging: Program and Awards" for a current list of peaks and the complete requirements.

All requirements are as of January 2017

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