Culebra Peak and Red Mountain are privately owned and all hikes require advanced booking through the
Cielo Vista Ranch website. A $150 fee is charged by the ranch and must be paid through their website to make your reservation. As of 2015, reservations are open to a maximum of 25 hikers each day, on Fridays+Saturdays from late June through late August.
Elevation gain:
3,850 starting at 4WD trailhead
4,300 starting at Four Way
6,600 starting at ranch HQ building
Round-trip mileage:
7 miles starting at 4WD trailhead
9 miles starting at Four Way
16 miles starting at ranch HQ building
First, use the
Culebra Peak - Northwest Ridge Route to reach the summit Culebra Peak -
1. Red Mountain is to the south and there's a Class 2 connecting ridge between the summit of Culebra and Red -
2. Leave Culebra's summit and work your way south down the ridge. Bypass a rocky section (
3) and continue to bump 1/2 way between the peaks -
4. Ascend part way up the hump and bypass the top of it on the left (
5) to reach the low point between the two peaks -
6.
Continue southeast along the ridge and begin the final ascent up Red's loose northwest slopes -
7 and
8. There's a lot of scree on this slope but you'll find some trail segments which make it fairly easy walking. Continue southeast (
9) to reach the summit -
10,
11 and
12. For the descent, use the same route by returning to Culebra -
13,
14 and
15.
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