survey of Morena Butte

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January 16, 2011

N 32 40.954 W 116 31.027 [40-954-31-027] trailhead for Pacific Crest Trail at entrance to
Lake Morena County Park

we're going SB on the Pacific Crest Trail

953-47
963-51
971-95
965-127
953-149
962-169
957-201
939-245
942-265
924-290
936-341-A view point
939-373
932-422
919-458
884-449
846-447
853-433
848-404
823-371
770-274
760-254
739-214
720-202
699-203
695-197
706-187

40-673-31-185-B large, smooth, nearly level rocky area to R

656-181
643-154
641-141
615-145
593-150
576-139
562-130
551-166
533-199
514-204
512-218
489-221
438-190
419-189
399-163
358-161
339-150
301-194
296-232

40-295-31-245-C slanted T intersection, we turn slightly R

295-272 continuation of Pacific Crest Trail to L, mileage here is 1.73, we
turn L

285-290
271-295
265-335
272-373
275-426
271-442
268-501
277-509
266-573
314-638
328-648
327-665
357-679
359-689
337-762
309-791
310-822
289-819

40-275-31-832-D 2.44 miles, view point

293-850
289-867
302-875
308-902
351-937
305-954
294-932
247-946
216-949
214-987
191-16-E we cross a small, dry stream
163-6

the stream is to our L, and we're going DS

132-5

40-98-32-17 side trail sharp R, which goes to the lake, we continue SA on the
Pacific Crest Trail

79-22

we are ascending and going away from the stream

30-57

39-960-32-102-F [steep narrow] side trail to R, we turn R [to ascend to Morean
Butte], mileage here 3.17 miles

993-113
13-132
13-130
40-151
56-165
92-186
133-192-G rocky overlook, mileage here 3.38
165-203
181-223
190-254
207-291
212-306
240-346
247-364
256-390
255-424
255-440 view of Lake Morena
269-481
272-503
277-513
287-538
285-549
304-570
315-578
326-578
348-590
366-619
381-639
387-657
390-687
407-702
423-687

this trail is pretty well marked with ducks and colored flags

462-637 [begin final ascent to rocky summit along ill-defined route]
461-629
443-626
440-625
432-616

40-444-32-614! the summit, end of this part, mileage 4.20 miles

[we go back the way we came, the trail is indefinite in a few places,
especially in a saddle just below the summit]

5.42 miles, we turn off the Pacific Crest Trail at Schad's return
40--97--32--19 [change to 40-98-32-17 to match previous reading]

111-27
130-34
146-62
159-68
209-64
226-68
239-66
268-81
291-70
303-63
338-70
368-75

40-407-32-60-H junction with three dirt roads [actually, more like one curving
dirt road and another trail]

[the trail to the R probably goes up to the Pacific Crest Trail at the first
junction we encountered]

[we continue SA, cutting the tip of the curving road, and turn L on to the
road]

420-46 we turn slightly L

[the following is on a well-driven dirt road, so the reading are spaced
farther apart]

476-66
524-122
561-133
578-144
643-234
660-274
694-300

40-798-32-332-I 6.70 miles, we turn slightly R to follow the access road from
the dam

[to the L, I can see what it apparently the other end of the road we were
following, it ran roughly parallel and on the other side of a small stream
flowing into Lake Morena]

844-308
873-303
901-294
918-257
918-203
920-163
927-129
907-34
905-949
879-876
864-830
820-786
782-741
781-723
835-704
868-707
935-773
962-786

41-49-31-721-J 7.81 miles, we walk around a locked gate and turn slightly R
onto a paved road

89-643
120-565 monument to Hatfield the Rainmaker to the L
119-513
136-439
140-336
104-295
82-183
54-135
5-100

8.63 miles 2:02 PM back at the trailhead [40-954-31-027!], end of trip