"Last Christmas Eve, we came out here, climbed Christmas Tree Peak, then we had planned to do the 4 named summits on this massif. Well, the road was blocked off and we ran out of time, so we only did 2 of the 4. This year, we wanted to get the other 2 - Little Peak and North Peak. Instead of hiking up the road again, we decided to try a different route. We parked near Christmas Tree Pass and headed up the gully between Little & North Peaks. If you're thinking about doing this, think again (unless you are a masochist). The gully was full of scrub oak and cacti, making it quite uncomfortable. Eventually, we broke off to the east to get out of it. That wasn't too bad. The summit had great views, but the towers up there kinda ruined it a bit. After a short break, we made our way to North Peak; some took the road & a couple of us traversed the ridge. That peak was more of the same. Oh well. We made our way back down, slowly but surely. I don't think I'll be up there again." — Kevin • Dec 24, 2018

"We started from the Christmas Tree Pass side and more or less went straight up the gully between Little and North peaks. I stayed higher than some of the rest of the group; it was very brushy and there was much bush-whacking to be done. Kind of a choose-your-own-adventure path. The rock was also very crumbly; it "shed" underneath of your feet and hands, and some was rotten. Made for an interesting experience, especially on the way back down. From Little Peak we walked the service road over to North Peak. From North, we went down in a similar choose-your-own-adventure way; I hypotenuse'd the heck out of it and stayed rather high with a gentle descent, cutting back towards the cars. It worked well. Beautiful day, great group, Merry Christmas. :) Nice to get these two peaks, which were originally on the "menu" last Christmas Eve (2017), but we declined to take because of the length of the road-hike last year." — psychikingjes • Dec 24, 2018