Five Fingers

Owens Peak Wilderness, CA

Info

Distance
1.8 mi
Elevation gain
1,700 ft
Route type
Out & back
Duration
2 hr
Crux
Class 3
Quality
4/10
Vehicle type
Car
Ecoregion
Sierra Nevada

Peaks bagged

1
Five Fingers
HPS
HPS★
5,174 ft / Rise 734 ft
HPS
Hundred Peaks Section
HPS★
Hundred Peaks Section Star Peaks

Report

Trip report photo for Five Fingers
Five Finger's south slope from the parking area.
Trip report photo for Five Fingers
Following a faint use-trail.
Trip report photo for Five Fingers
View back. I parked in the dirt pullout, center.
Trip report photo for Five Fingers
Trip report photo for Five Fingers
Trip report photo for Five Fingers
Trudging up the sandy slope.
Trip report photo for Five Fingers
Trip report photo for Five Fingers
Aiming for a notch between two pinnacles.
Trip report photo for Five Fingers
Trip report photo for Five Fingers
Class 2 boulder hopping.
Trip report photo for Five Fingers
View back.
Trip report photo for Five Fingers
Trip report photo for Five Fingers
Arriving at the notch. View northwest.
Trip report photo for Five Fingers
Hugging the cliff base to the climber's left.
Trip report photo for Five Fingers
View back at the notch.
Trip report photo for Five Fingers
After contouring the north slope, arriving at the base of Five Fingers' tallest pinnacle.
Trip report photo for Five Fingers
Starting up the north face.
Trip report photo for Five Fingers
Trip report photo for Five Fingers
Class 3 crux. Footsteps have been carved into the rock, easing the difficulty of the climb.
Trip report photo for Five Fingers
Above the crux, looking down.
Trip report photo for Five Fingers
Five Fingers summit. View southeast.
Trip report photo for Five Fingers
View northwest toward Owens Peak.

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