Distance: 1.1 mile round trip cross country
Summit Elevation: 5395'
Elevation Gain: 600'
Elevation Gain (in Empire State Buildings): 0.6
Round trip time: 1 hour
Recommended water: 16 oz.
Parking/Fees: Free at Iron Man Jericho Overlook
Difficulty: Easy
Leisa and I made an overnight trip to Lone Pine to see the Museum of Western Film History, the Manzanar Historic Site, and do a couple of hikes in the Alabama Hills. These were things we've wanted to do, but were usually too busy with big hikes in the Sierra. We visited Manzanar in the afternoon and finished the day with the Alabama Hills High Point. We drove down Movie Road, a sedan friendly dirt road, and parked at the Iron Man Jericho Overlook where an early scene in the Iron Man movie was shot. It's the scene where Tony Stark demonstrates the Jericho missile system, blowing up a row of Sierra mountains in the background. There was no trail to the high point, but we started toward the right to gain the ridge. This avoided the boulder piles on the east face. Once on the ridge, we stayed behind the boulders until we reached the summit area where some scrambling was needed to reach the high point. The summit boulder was a 10' class 2+ rock. I searched around the boulder and several others on both sides looking for a register, but none was found. We also didn't see any marks. Awesome views of the Alabama Hills and the Sierra and worth the effort.
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