This is a well graded road, an easy route for a beginner, that will take you through an ascent of 4864 feet from the sandy high desert floor at Jawbone Station up into the cool trees of Sequoia National Forest where one can find dispersed camping. A long, and very scenic route, that provides a varie...Read More
Highlights of Jawbone Canyon to Piute Mountain Road
Altitude
Camping
Desert
Forest
Ghost Town
Sand
Highest Elevation
6990 ft
Shape of Trail
Straight Through
Typically Open
Year Round
Best Direction
West
Official Trail Name
Jawbone Canyon Road
Nearest Town
Mojave
Nearest Services
Mojave
Management Agency
Jawbone-BLM, Sequoia- U.S. Forest Service
District
Jawbone BLM and Sequoia U.S, Forest Service
Overview
This is a well graded road, an easy route for a beginner, that will take you through an ascent of 4864 feet from the sandy high desert floor at Jawbone Station up into the cool trees of Sequoia National Forest where one can find dispersed camping. A long, and very scenic route, that provides a variety of travel through open OHV areas, past huge graceful windmills on a ridge, up steep sandy switchbacks that challenge 2WD vehicles to find traction, to the high elevation of the shady Sequoia forest, and past an interesting historic chip burner. The road ends at the location of the old, long gone, mining town of Claraville, which is now an area of private ranches where Longhorn cattle can be spotted.
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