"I parked next to the Monte Cristo Campground sign and entered the campground. I turned left on the forest road and passed around the gate. At probably 10 feet past the gate, there is a use trail that climbs into the brush. I followed it up. Although narrow and overgrown at times, this is the established use trail leading up Monte Cristo Peak. It follows the ridge on up and gains around 700 feet. I didn't see anything marking the summit. I continued on by dipping down to the east and following a use trail in the direction of Iron Mountain. The trail elevates a few hundred feet to a forest road. I turned right in order to eventually pick up the trail that goes up Iron Mountain's south slope. When reaching the freshly bulldozed firebreak that leads up the south slope of Iron Mountain, my eye caught another peak to the south. The firebreak continues to its summit and it was only a half mile away. This was Peak 4546. Instead of climbing Iron Mountain right away, I diverted over to Peak 4546, which I reached with not too much effort. I doubled back after my short visit and proceeded up the firebreak to Iron Mountain. The route is steep, which caused me to take it slow. It w..." — MikeTeeples • Mar 27, 2021

"On this insanely beautiful day, I hiked up cross-country up the slope from by the water towers at the east side of Monte Cristo Campground. I joined the firebreak on the west ridge, and joined the main ridge firebreak to the summit. It was a very short but very steep 700' gain from the campground. I ended up making the entire hike a loop by hiking to Iron Mtn #3 (5,040'+) very close by to the east and descending the fire roads back to the campground. The rest of the loop hike will be described more in detail in my entry for Iron Mountain #3!" — brianpowell • Jan 31, 2021