Calico Hills II Overlook

"9.22.25~Thru 2 Seasons 2025, Summer to Autumn activity. 4 peaks~ Red Book, Calico (Tanks) Hills ll O’Lk, Calico (Tanks West)/Hills ll & 4,708’. 5mile CC Loop, 1,700’ gain. I started at Sandstone Quarry and Ran/hiked, in the shadows, south on trail on the West side of Red Book and up Guardian Angel Pass since it’s still a warm time of year to be scrambling out here. Eventually the sun caught me. There was cloud relief here and there but nary a breeze. I somehow walked right past the carving of the Angel not seeing it but I wasn’t going to back track downhill since I’ve seen it several times before. I did 2 Lumps I’d never been on, Calico (Tanks West)/Hills ll O’Lk & 4,807’. I consumed 45oz of fluids, some chips and an applesauce packet. " — paula.raimondi • Sep 22, 2025

"First attempt at a full calico ridge traverse! Calico 1 is simple, But navigating over to the great Red book peak was definitely adventurous. Pretty straightforward for a ridge traverse after that, ran out of daylight and took the Calico hills trail back. Missed a few peaks but was an overall thrill and will be back to complete a full link up of the peaks in that area. Cheers!" — MikeERodriguez • Jun 25, 2024

"Beautiful scramble with a friend. Britt’s (half) loop via the Black Corridor, followed by Calico Hills Overlook, Calico Hills II Peak and Calico Tanks Peak. Gorgeous tank by Calico Hills II Peak (see photos) Mostly Class 2, easy Class 3" — Papri Ka • Nov 18, 2023

"Such a fun route , nothing too bad I’d say the moves before turtlehead jr summit were toughest I Encountered. Registers on THJR, red book & tanks peak . If there was one on hills peak I missed it . " — joshortman • Dec 9, 2022

"We dropped one vehicle off in Sandstone Quarry parking lot. Then we drove the second vehicle and parked it at the Red Springs parking lot. We scrambled up in Calico and hit the peaks in the following order : 1) Calico Hills South, 2) Calico Hills I Peak, 3) Red Book Peak, 4) Calico Hills II Overlook, 5) Calico Hills II Peak, 6) Calico Tanks Peak, and 7) Turtlehead Jr. We eixited via Sandstone Quarry to our vehicle in the Sandstone Quarry parking lot, drove back to Red Spings parking lot, and picked up the second vehicle. " — cindylouwho_lv • Nov 27, 2021

"The plan was to hike Britt's Loop, but I had some extra energy, so I decided to add on Calico Hills II Overlook as well. Once I got close I decided to do Calico Hills II Peak first, then the overlook. It was ridiculously hot, but I brought more than enough water to keep me hydrated." — Kevin • Jun 12, 2019