Tortilla Creek Massif - Tortilla Flat

At 6:56 PM it was 104 degrees when I started my hike up Tortilla Creek Massif. The walk to the trailhead in the campground was 0.73 miles, and it took me 18 minutes from Tortilla Flat.  I reached the summit at 7:40 PM. From the trailhead the elevation gain to the summit is about 460 feet in a half mile. The summit is a 1.3 mile hike from Tortilla Flat, and it took me 44 minutes. It was quickly getting dark when I head back down. When I reached Tortilla Creek a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake crossed my path. It got in the strike position and rattled. Fortunately it moved away, but I could no longer see it, and it was still rattling. I had hoped it wasn't too close as I walked cautiously past the buzzing sound on my right. I was close to the campground and eager to get out of the brush. My round-trip hike was 2.8 miles, and it took me 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Tortilla Creek Massif - Tortilla Flat

I began my hike up Tortilla Creek Massif at 10:16 AM. At 0.8 miles I reached the rock cairn in Tortilla Creek which marked a well-defined use-trail.  It had taken me 23 minutes to get there. Elevation was 1,700 feet. The hike up was steep but not difficult, and I arrived on the summit at 11:02 AM. It had taken me 46 minutes from the parking lot. The elevation gain from the creek was 505-feet. I headed back down at 11:14 AM, and reached the campground at 11:35 AM. At 11:53 I was back at my vehicle. The round-trip hike was 2.6 miles, and it took me 1 hour and 36 minutes.

Tortilla Creek Massif - Tortilla Flat

I began my hike up Tortilla Creek Massif at 8:31 AM. My route was 3.15 miles round-trip, and it took me 2 hours and 22 minutes.