Name: Mt Umunhum/Sierra Azul OSP, 7.4 mi, 1150 ft.
Start: 2024-11-18T09:00:00-08:00
End: 2024-11-18T12:30:00-08:00

Let's try this again! The weather looks good for Monday . . .

**Summary:** Mount Umunhum (elev. 3486 ft), located within the 18,000- acre Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve in Santa Clara County, is one of the highest peaks in the Santa Cruz mountain range. From its spectacular summit, visitors can experience 360-degree views from the Pacific to the Sierra Nevada!

We will hike the trail from Bald Mountain parking lot to the summit. It is a continuous climb of 1150 ft over 3.7 mi at a pretty gentle grade. Then we will tour the various summit areas, have a snack and return along the same route.

**Carpooling:** PLEASE CARPOOL!! Midpen limits the number of spots any group can use at the Bald Mountain parking lot. You might consider consolidating cars at the lower parking lot (Hicks Rd & Mt Umunhum Rd) or elsewhere along your route.

**Parking/Meeting Point:** Meet at the Bald Mountain Parking Lot on Mt Umunhum Rd (GPS 37.159508,-121.875675).

**Restrooms:** At the parking areas and the summit

**Exposure:** Mostly exposed

**Hiking route:** Bald Mountain Parking > Mt Umunhum Trail > Summit > Return

🌻🌸🌼🌿Here is a great guide to 80 plants found around the summit area: http://www.cnps-scv.org/images/plant-lists/plants-of-mount-umunhum---photo-guide.pdf

**Park web:** https://www.openspace.org/preserves/mount-umunhum-sierra-azul

**Bring with you/wear:** Layered clothing; water; lunch/snacks; hat; sunglasses; sunscreen; sturdy hiking shoes/boots; hiking poles (optional).

**Safety:** Please keep in mind that you always hike at your own risk and you are ultimately responsible for your own safety. If you are not sure about the nature of a specific hike, contact the leader via the private message feature on this website.

**Attendance:** Hikers with a no-show history or record of late cancellation without good reason may be moved down to the waitlist or bumped off the hike. To avoid getting a bad attendance record, change your RSVP to "Not Going" as soon as you realize you will not attend (even if on the waitlist).

**Dogs:** Not allowed

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