Trona Pinnacles

Walk Review

• Cassie and I hiked around the pinnacles and enjoyed the scenery.

• We parked at one of the open camping spots, of which there were many (surprisingly). It was probably due to the fact that there was a wind advisory out for the day as it was forecasted later in the day to have 40+ mph gusting winds.

• The bathroom was surprisingly clean, although it was out of toilet paper.

• I did not spot any trash while hiking around, which was great to see.

• There was a big group camping near the open area around the bathroom. Otherwise, the other campers were dispersed around the pinnacles in little groups.

• There are no defined trails nor a map, but there are faint trails around the pinnacles and we followed them to a few of the peaks, of which we climbed two.

What I Learned

The rocks at Trona Pinnacles are brittle, as one could see by the pinnacles themselves slowly falling apart, but I did not expect them to be so grippy. It was so tempting to climb some of these towers and I ended up climbing two, but two super safe ones.

What Happened?

.7 miles, 24 mins, 197 ft of ascent

I always wanted to show Cassie Trona Pinnacles and I finally got to. But because of the wind forecast, we decided to just hike around it instead of camping there. So I parked Ramona at the same spot where I camped at 4 years ago and we hiked around the pinnacles to see the sights and explore the rock.

The two first pinnacles I approached were totally climbable, but I got too scared and ended up not climbing them. I did climb the next two pinnacles as it was less spicy and I felt comfortable climbing them. Cassie even climbed one of them, even with her bum knee.

The view was beautiful with clouds bringing drama to the landscape by throwing shade in big patches. After a bit though, we walked back to Ramona and set off to find a campsite where there was little-to-no wind.