"Lockwood Peak is pretty much a long drive from anywhere, which places it in a rather remote area of Southern California. The Yellow Jacket trail goes about 2.2 miles before it requires leaving the trail and doing a little x-country to a gully to the side of the peak. Occasionally a rock Cairn marks the route. It eventually goes all the way up to the peak. " — MikeTeeples • Nov 2, 2025

"With Su, Ysa, Zara, and Avery. Had trouble finding the trail along the ravine via overgrown area, lots of downed/burned trees, so went cross-country up the north ridge. Found different skeletal remains of deer, suggesting mountain lion activity and saw evidence on a deer trail. Lots of flowers. Was able to find the ravine trail on the way down, washed out with downed/burned trees, but again the last 200 meters was overgrown. " — srphilip • Jun 14, 2020

"This turned out to be my final peak for my three day visit to the area. After climbing Tecuya Mountain earlier in the day, I arrived in the early afternoon. One thing that I enjoyed about hiking in this part of California is that there is a lot of solitude. I had plenty of it all afternoon, including not hearing any dirt bike activity anywhere nearby. For this peak climb, I came armed with a detailed website description of the route to the summit. It turned out to be a rather good description which helped me to navigate my way through the recently burned landscape to the point where I leave the Yellow-jacket trail. Once leaving the trail, the route passes through the bushes. If looking at the ground carefully, a faint use trail guides the way. I lost the path several times, but route marked trail ducks appear at different intervals. This helped to boost my confidence. This was especially helpful when entering the gap between the two peaks. On the climb up the slot between the peaks, it becomes necessary to climb over burned logs and traverse the loose rocks on the slopes. Despite the obstacles, I continued forward undaunted. It got much easier the closer I got to the saddle. From t..." — MikeTeeples • Sep 16, 2017