"I knew I was in for a long day on dirt roads. The roads were open for off-roaders, yet there were none there. I was also the only hiker willing to go out there. I visited Granite Mountain first, which required leaving the road to get to the summit. I got back to the road to reach Roundtop. On the way back, I got the bonus summit at Peak 6460. Then came the long return on the dirt road. The phone died near the end, which affected the recorded mileage a bit." — MikeTeeples • Jul 13, 2025

"From Peak 6460, I returned to 9N90 and proceeded south for about 0.75 miles to a saddle. I picked up a use trail which elevated to the summit of Granite Mountain. The summit is wide and flat with granite boulders competing to be the highest point. I found the register next to one of these boulders. Afterwards, I went back down the use trail and continued on to Roundtop." — MikeTeeples • Aug 10, 2019

" Other peaks climbed on this trip Granite Mountain 6,620 ft / 2,018 m Granite was the first of 2 on a lovely January day. I hiked up 3N17 from Pony Park just by Mill Creek Summit. I joined 3N90 at the crest and found the use trail branching off the north ridge. I had to visit 3-4 bumps on the plateau to make sure that I found the actual summit, as it is hard to tell which is the highest, which meant dodging some deadfall and old poodle-dog bush (successfully thankfully!!). The views are fantastic. The Sierra Nevadas are easily visible. I then went back to 3N17 to summit Pacifico. Second of 2 peaks after Granite Mtn, Pacifico was a lovely walk up 3N17. I could not believe that it has taken me so long to visit this awesome mountain! Sure, there is much fire damage from 2009, but there are some lovely trees on the top and ridge that survived the infrerno! I followed 3N17 to the spur, which went up about a mile to the summit campground. The summit has a class-4 block (beyond my scope of experience), but I scrambled up some boulders around it and found the benchmark and register. The views are fantastic. I could easily pick out Olancha Peak (12,123') on the Tulare/Inyo County ..." — brianpowell • Jan 20, 2019

"I hiked the Iron, Roundtop, Granite, Rabbit loop counterclockwise from Monte Cristo campground. This is the highest of the four peaks and has a number of rocky outcroppings and pine trees that give it a higher elevation feel. After 10 minutes of searching, I finally found the register very well hidden underneath a big, slanty boulder. This register was way too hard to find; there were only three entries since 2014 and I know there's been more visitors than that. There were some Coulter Pines with their giant pinecones just below the summit. " — klotito • Apr 1, 2017

"Granite Mountain #1. Rode EMTB from Pony Park next to Mill Creek Summit Fire Station up 3N17 Pacifico Mtn. Rd to 3N90 Round Top Truck Road. Hiked up steepness from 3N90 to peak(s). Could not tell which was the highest bump, so I went to 3 different bumps to make sure I got the peak. " — thesearcherextraordinaire • Sep 23, 2016

"Lots of boulder hopping....bring gloves! Route finding is a bit tricky too; it's generally not hard to see where you go, but often hard to spot the best way to get there. My Honda Accord managed the dirt road okay; we used HPS Route 3 (with a bit of variation on the way down). This was a San Diego Sierra Club hike led by Mark Brown." — HikerMark • Apr 5, 2015