Newton Drury Peak: Last of the 10K's

[Hikin_Jim]

A few years ago, I decided to climb all 24 of the peaks in Southern California with elevations greater than 10,000'.

Well, last Friday, I completed the list, fittingly in the San Jacinto Mountains, by climbing Newton Drury Peak (10,160'+) via the Marion Mountain Trail.


It was a cold, rainy day, but I had fun, and it's a great little peak.


I've written up my trip on my blog: Newton Drury Peak: Last of the 10K's. Have a look if you like.

HJ

[HH8]

The correct name for the highest point in the San Jacinto Mountains San Jacinto Peak, but some genius named the state park Mount San Jacinto, and there's been nothing but confusion ever since. Indeed, the sign atop the peak reads "Mount San Jacinto Peak" a bastardization combining both the mistake and the proper name. Bureaucracy at it's finest.

OK, I know the difference between peeking and mounting but
what distinguishes a peak from a mount?

[Hikin_Jim]

what distinguishes a peak from a mount?

It's the same difference as between a street and an avenue (absolutely nothing). It's just a name. But sometimes it's nice to use the correct name for things.

HJ

[Sally]

Excellent TR as always, HJ! I've had a few of those hikes where I've bagged a peak and I'm socked in by clouds. It's a funny feeling, because instead of it being all about the view, you get more of a feeling for the peak itself. I especially liked the pic of the little tree growing tenaciously out of the rock. Thanks for sharing.

Congratulations on doing all those 10,000' + peaks!

[cynthia23]

What a beautiful TR, HJ. It was so clear and lucid, I felt like I was along for the ride. I even learned a new word (krummholz!) Thank you! And congratulations of your achievment--your perseverance is remarkable. That's a lot of peaks!

[Hikin_Jim]

Excellent TR as always, HJ! I've had a few of those hikes where I've bagged a peak and I'm socked in by clouds.

Thanks, Sally.

Yeah, kind of a bummer that it was socked in, but now I have an excuse to go back.

The one I was really disappointed by was Bighorn Mountain. I *really* wanted to see the view from there, but it was really socked in. I'm pretty sure that what we see from Interstate 10 is Bighorn Mountain when we look in the direction of San Gorgonio and not San Gorgonio Mountain itself.

HJ

[Hikin_Jim]

What a beautiful TR, HJ. It was so clear and lucid, I felt like I was along for the ride.

Thank you, Cynthia.

And congratulations of your achievement--your perseverance is remarkable.

Thanks. I look at it as something of a triumph of the ordinary. Unlike a lot of the speed demons on this forum, I'm really slow, and my body is frustratingly slow to respond to physical training. I have to make up for lack of speed and physical ability with planning and perseverance.

HJ

[Ellen]

Howdy HJ

I love your trip reports As I read, I am no longer sitting in front of my computer -- I am hiking along on the trail with you.

I am the most impressed with and inspired by "triumphs of the ordinary."

From the heart,
Ellen

[arocknoid]

Congrats on completing all 10Ks, Jim, and thanks for the detailed compendium and ACME map.

Splendid trip report. As always, you bring the reader along with you with your fine prose and photos. The light mist lends an aura of surreality, and enhances the solitude and quietude.

Hope to see you out there,
kind regards,
arocknoid

[Hikin_Jim]

I love your trip reports As I read, I am no longer sitting in front of my computer -- I am hiking along on the trail with you.

Thank you, Ellen. That is high praise indeed coming from you.

My hope is that a few people will see my TR and be intrigued enough to try a few of these trips on their own.

HJ