FKT: Cindy Gonzalez, Jose Montellano - Orange County Mountain Traverse (CA) - 2023-06-01

OC Traverse Self-Supported

Over 49 miles and 10,000' of gain traversing the Santa Ana Mountains plus summiting the peaks along the ridge from South to North.

Jose Montellano and I started at San Juan Loop Trailhead off Ortega Hwy 74 at 5:01am and ended at Coal Canyon Trailhead where it intersects the 91fwy for a total elapsed time of 17hours and 16 minutes. We carried all our fuel and used water stations that were placed earlier in the week. 

The peaks summited along the way:

1. Horsethief Peak 4313' 

2. Trabuco Peak 4604'

3.Santiago Peak 5687' 

4. Modjeska Peak 5496' 

5. Bald Peak 3947' 

6. Bedford Peak 3800' 

7. Pleasants Peak 4007' 

8. Hagador Peak 3880' 

9. Sierra Peak 3045'