Mt.Ontario Cache (8,694') Traditional Cache
Mt.Ontario Cache (8,694')
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12 Mile ROUND-TRIP hike to top of Mt. Ontario on dirt trails.
Wilderness permit and Adventure pass are required.
Plan on spending 1/2 or full day hike.
This is a destination cache!
A cache with great accomplishment when you complete the hike.
Waashmi and I started hiking together a couple years ago and have
seen some spectacular views through our hiking adventures. We were
on Cucamonga Peak just a couple weeks ago talking about our plans
for this peak when I was suprised to see there wasn't a cache on
the top of Mt. Ontario. Well, since Waashmi wanted to hike here
next, I saw this as an opportunity to create that missing cache and
bring it with us!
Parking for this can be located at the Ice House Canyon trailhead
at: N34 15.007 W117 38.171. An Adventure Pass IS REQUIRED for your
parked vehicle in this lot.
Wilderness passes are available in person at the Mt. Baldy Vistors
Center in the Mt. Baldy Village. For hikers wanting to start their
hike before the Visitors Center opens at 8 a.m. a permit can be
obtained the day before by calling the Vistors Center at
909-982-2829. The permit will be left on the bulletin board outside
the Visitors Center.
This hike has an approx. 3,700 FT elevation gain along a marked
dirt trail that runs approx 3.5 Miles from the parking lot to Ice
House Saddle, then heads southwest another 2.5 Miles on the Kelly
Camp trail through Kelly Camp to Mt.Ontario.
You will be looking for a camo'd ammo can, placed in the rocks at
the summit. FTF will get 5 $omethings for being first. Cache
contains Multi-use pliers, a TB, a second TB, a Geocoin, Emergency
Poncho, Parachute Line, Electrical Tape, Combo-LED Flashlight /
level, Stuff and a Logbook. Please Hide as well as you found, or
better if needed.
On the day of the hike we watched 3 bighorn sheep cross our trail
just 100 ft ahead, stopped and filled up on fresh spring water, ate
Gooseberries and a couple Elerberries. REMEMBER - Keep a sharp eye
out for wild life, including snakes!
Additional Hints
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