Udink
05-12-2006, 09:53 AM
South Tent Mountain is a fairly easy high point, but I was out of shape when I hiked it solo back in August 2004. I drove in along Skyline Drive from the north. The drive was long and a little rough, but otherwise not too bad.
I parked at the base of North Tent Mountain, then followed an old road (which has been demolished by the Forest Service) up to the top. After reaching both summits of North Tent Mountain, I hiked over the saddle to South Tent Mountain. From there, I hiked straight down the mountainside and took the most direct route back to Skyline and my vehicle.
Upon reaching my vehicle, I saw that there were some thunderstorms rolling in from the north, and I had no desire to be stuck in the mud on Skyline Drive in my 4x2 Mazda, so I drove south and eventually came out near Joe's Valley.
I've linked to some of the larger pictures below so the page doesn't scroll horizontally.
The old road that used to go up North Tent Mountain
http://www.udink.org/pictures/08162004/171-7179_img.jpg
The view west from North Tent
http://www.udink.org/pictures/08162004/171-7142_img.jpg
Panorama with North Tent in the foreground, South Tent in the background (http://www.udink.org/pictures/08162004/171-7144_pan.jpg)
In the saddle, looking back toward North Tent
http://www.udink.org/pictures/08162004/171-7156_img.jpg
Old surveying relics on South Tent Mountain
http://www.udink.org/pictures/08162004/171-7161_img.jpg
Me on South Tent
http://www.udink.org/pictures/08162004/171-7173_img.jpg
Panorama, North Tent on the left, South Tent on the right (http://www.udink.org/pictures/08162004/171-7175_pan.jpg)
Topo map with my GPS track (http://www.udink.org/pictures/08162004/South%20Tent%20Mountain%20Topo%208-15-2004.gif)
I parked at the base of North Tent Mountain, then followed an old road (which has been demolished by the Forest Service) up to the top. After reaching both summits of North Tent Mountain, I hiked over the saddle to South Tent Mountain. From there, I hiked straight down the mountainside and took the most direct route back to Skyline and my vehicle.
Upon reaching my vehicle, I saw that there were some thunderstorms rolling in from the north, and I had no desire to be stuck in the mud on Skyline Drive in my 4x2 Mazda, so I drove south and eventually came out near Joe's Valley.
I've linked to some of the larger pictures below so the page doesn't scroll horizontally.
The old road that used to go up North Tent Mountain
http://www.udink.org/pictures/08162004/171-7179_img.jpg
The view west from North Tent
http://www.udink.org/pictures/08162004/171-7142_img.jpg
Panorama with North Tent in the foreground, South Tent in the background (http://www.udink.org/pictures/08162004/171-7144_pan.jpg)
In the saddle, looking back toward North Tent
http://www.udink.org/pictures/08162004/171-7156_img.jpg
Old surveying relics on South Tent Mountain
http://www.udink.org/pictures/08162004/171-7161_img.jpg
Me on South Tent
http://www.udink.org/pictures/08162004/171-7173_img.jpg
Panorama, North Tent on the left, South Tent on the right (http://www.udink.org/pictures/08162004/171-7175_pan.jpg)
Topo map with my GPS track (http://www.udink.org/pictures/08162004/South%20Tent%20Mountain%20Topo%208-15-2004.gif)