Hike to the summit of Ontario Peak with views of the Inland Empire and the San Gabriel Mountains

Whenever I feel like i needed a kick in the pants to get going, or a reminder of why it’s so damn great to live and be thankful to my almighty God for giving me another year to live, i hike to the highest mountain. Very grateful to collaborate with two other Pinoy hikers. This mountain is in San Bernardino County, and part of the San Gabriel Mountain Range. Ontario Peak is the smaller sister of Cucamonga Peak in the Cucamonga Wilderness. This mountain, with its many many summits can be seen easily from south Orange County on clear days as it towers to almost 8,700 feet. Adversely, from the summit one can see the inland empire (on a clear day), the San Jacintos, the San Bernardinos, the Santa Ana Moutnain range which lies directly south, and the majority of the other major peaks in the area, such as Baldy, telegraph, Cucamonga, etc. The mountain was indeed named after the nearby city of Ontario, which in turn was named after the Canadian Province of Ontario by natives George and William Chaffey. Of all the mountains in and around the San Antonio Canyon, such as Mt. Baldy (San Antonio), Cucamonga Peak, Telegraph, Thunder, Timber and Sugarloaf Peak, Ontario is the least often climbed due to the remoteness of the summit and the neccesity of some cross country hiking. Indeed, it is this remoteness that has offered a safe haven for the famed Bighorn Sheep to roam around somewhat peacefully. Chances are that if you spend enough time in the saddle between Bighorn Mountain and the summit of Ontario Peak, you may indeed spot one of these peculiar creatures. The most common route is from the Ontario Peak Trail, which begins at Icehouse Saddle at the end of Icehouse Canyon. The trail is pretty well maintained except towards the end where some crosscountry skills will be needed to find the "true" summit. There are no other standard routes up this steep and rocky mountain, however, the adventurous soul can attempt to climb the Northwest face as it has less chapparal vegetation. The majority of the climbs up Cherry Canyon, Falling Rock Canyon, North Fork and Kerkhoff Canyon include steep talus screes along with steep rock bands. Most of these possible routes entail class 4 climbing, so venture into this area with care. #sixpackofpeaks #mtbaldy #Cucamongapeak #icehousecanyon Please support my channel guys. Click like comment and subscribe for more videos :    / @bongbongtravels6108