Corte Madera Mountain Hike + Los Pinos Mountain Fire Tower
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Nestled in San Diego's backcountry is Corte Madera, a 500-foot sheer cliff face known as "San Diego's Half Dome." In this guide, I'll show you how to hike to the top: no cables or scary parts included. I'll also include a side trip to Los Pinos Mountain, home to a fire tower since 1925. The hike has some uphill sections but is doable for almost everyone.
00:00 Why the Hike is Great
00:16 Hike Stats
00:55 Map Overview
02:13 Gear for the Hike
03:04 Corte Madera Directions
14:50 Los Pinos Fire Tower
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A Manzanita tree is what you saw with that beautiful red bark. You can see a lot on the 5 oaks trail route on Volcan mountain trail too, which I believe you did a video on too.
Yup. You can find manzanita on pretty much every mountain in California, but ridges lined with manzanita pretty much define high elevation SoCal.
Home Depot Mountain 😂😂 Great video as aways
thank you!
Like others have stated, the maroon barked bush is manzanita. People from the east coast used to not consider it proper to return from a visit to California without a manzanita walking stick. Californians got possessive and declared manzanita to be and endangered species with all the attendant threats and fines attached to harvesting it. If you hike around California much, you know that manzanita is not really endangered. It's found throughout the chaparral all over the state.
Great video! I like all the new "bells and whistles" that you recently included in your videos. Very professional.
Thank you for this video - looks super beautiful and not too difficult, so maybe a relatively easy sell to my family, haha. I love that tree growing out of the crack in the rock.
Corte Madera is One of my favorites. The incline is relentless 😅but so worth the effort
Watch out as it warms up this Spring and Summer the biting flies will eat you alive. I think they’re call Dearflies, and they were brutal!
Thanks for the warning about the pine cones. I'll try not to park my car under a tree with those.
Great video! Looks like a manzanita tree to me.
thank you! yea wasn't sure if it was some kind of madrone because it was pretty big - so pretty
Really great editing on the new videos! I did this hike in Dec '22, Corte and Los Pinos, and it is one of the most beautiful hikes in Southern California! I felt an invigorating vibe on that hike! As for the shrub at 10:39, that is a Pointleaf Manzanita (Arctostaphylos pungens); there are so many in that area of Cleveland NF! You are spot on about Cleveland NF's insanely awesome biodiversity!
Hey Brian! I figured you had been to that neck of the woods and enjoyed it. Hoping to get a couple more weeks in the SD backcountry before the temps go way up. And thanks for the ID, it was so big I thought it might be Madrone.
Excellent video! I’m loving the text overlays and the history you gave about the area. Super interesting!👍
thank you!
I think that tree is called a Manzanita Tree.
Hiked this 3/31/23. There was snow above 4K feet. Great hike.
Thank you so much for recommending and detailing this hike!
I’ve been a subscriber for a few months and love the work you’re doing. I’m warming up for C2C and that’s how I found you. Thanks again and keep up the great work.
Thank you! Glad you got to do this one and pretty wild that there was snow at 4k - if you visited in August it would be unbelievable that there would ever be snow there
You always have excellent videos and information. It is worth noting that since this is in the Cleveland National Forest a parking pass (Adventure Pass) is required. And there is signage about this noted along the road.
You only need an Adventure Pass at parking with faciliites like toilets or picnic areas, so no need for one at this lot. This is a great resource: www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/r5/passes-permits/recreation/?cid=stelprdb5208699
Nice seeing you back in San Diego County Chris. I recently spent 6 days hiking around Palm Springs. I did 5 hikes from your videos they were all awesome. I liked the fact that dogs were not allowed on 90% of the trails.
Ah great to hear that the guides came in handy... haven't been to PS much this year, I've spent a decent chunk of time in the SD backcountry - was just up at Mt Laguna area on Friday, 50mph winds and snow, pretty crazy
That's the Crimson Crusted Fire Bush. Super super rare in the SoCal region!
This is literally breathtaking my friend, shots are so artistic and spectacular here. Love it 🔥🔥
thank you! trying to make the videos better lately so that they stand alone without the guide on the website too - realized a lot of folks just watch the video
Good stuff. Like the format of this video too.
Just did this a couple weeks ago, my first time and I loved it! So beautiful 😊
Thanks!
WHOA thank you!!!!
I'm so excited you did this video. I have been looking at doing this hike! Yes, it looks like a Manzanita tree.
Yea, think manzanita is the consensus too - thought it might be a madrone - got too excited over shrubs....
Awesome guide as usual. Where would you recommend to camp out there?
Some good spots just before the Corte Madera summit but you need to bring all the water
@Hikingguy, have you met mountain lions when you went hiking alone? Can you make a video about mountain lines? thanks
never had a problem with mountain lions &&& here you go: hikingguy.com/how-to-hike/understanding-mountain-lions-when-hiking/
Hi Cris, do you know how to get current trail and road conditions for White Mountain Peak?
there used to be a weather station but it looks like its offline - best bet: www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/White-Mountain-Peak/forecasts/4342 & also the road up there is prob closed for a while
Speaking of a Humphrey Bogart movie, is this a safe hike? Any reports of bandits since it’s close to the border?
ha no, it's fine
There's totally snakes living under those rocks.
Los pinos is as is no need to add the ñ sound , means the pines
I would be nervous about Mountain Lions and Rattle Snakes