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Topo map of the Castle Peak trails. The trails at the bottom are in El Escorpion Park (LA County) and Ahmanson Ranch (Ventura County).
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Google Earth view of Castle Peak, looking east. The trails are shown in blue; yellow trails are in Ahmanson Ranch and El Escorpion Park.
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Casle Peak from the trailhead
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Castle Peak from the approach trail
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Part way up the Castle Peak Trail
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A little further up
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We've gotten most of the way up where it's not nearly as steep
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Approaching the wall of the castle
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A closer look at the wall
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Looking south-east from the top
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Looking east up the wall
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Looking west, back down the way we came
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A denizen not so far away
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There was a bit of climbing on this route
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Looking east to the turret and beyond to the San Fernando Valley
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Turret in foreground; snow in background
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