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Penticton Mountain Trails- Mt. Keogan

Mt.Keogan: Elevation 934 meters (3055 feet).

Approximately 22 KM (14 miles) from Penticton, British Columbia. Hiking time round trip- 5.5 to 6 hrs allowing for stops. Round trip roughly 6.5 KM (4 miles), elevation gain-450M (1472 feet). Best time is usually June to October.

Directions: From Penticton drive 19.8 KM (12.3 miles) south on highway 97 to Okanagan Falls. Turn right just before the bridge going into Okanagan Falls onto Green Lake Road. Follow Green Lake Road for 7.5 KM (4.7 miles) past Green Lake to Mahoney Lake. There is a small area on the west side of Green Lake Road near the south end of Mahoney Lake where one can park. On the east side of the road there is a gate in the fence with a sign saying "Park Boundary". On the east side of the meadow behind the gate there is a trail. Will not attempt to describe the route. Basically kept on trails that headed SE and climbed. A GPS is very useful and is recommended. Eventually came across a flagged trail that went to a peak. Am not sure if this peak was Mt Keogan or is it the one a short distance to the south? The peak to the south seemed a bit lower. There appears to be trail from this peak to the next peak to the south. Something to check out in the future. At GPS waypoint MK7B1 there is a trail intersecting on the right heading east. If one takes this trail it will be a shorter route to GPS waypoint MK8. Otherwise the other trail will eventually loop around to MK8 but will be hard to follow in places. The photos below show the route taken and provide a bit of description.

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Mt. Keogan, GPS GPX format-Zipped.    Mt. Keogan, GPS TXT format.

Mt.Keogan 2011/10

Parking by Mahoney Lake, Mt Keogan 2011-10. Gate with Park Boundary sign, Mt Keogan 2011-10. A trail is found on the east side of the meadow behind the gate, Mt Keogan 2011-10.
The trail heads SE and starts to climb, Mt Keogan 2011-10. When the trail started to go down took the trail on left that headed up, Mt Keogan 2011-10. Trail continued to head SE and climb, Mt Keogan 2011-10.
Trail passes by a bin hanging from a tree, Mt Keogan 2011-10. Trail heads toward some ridges, Mt Keogan 2011-10. At a viewpoint higher up the trail, Mt Keogan 2011-10.
Trail fades out in these meadows, found on the other side, Mt Keogan 2011-10. Trail found again in this area on the other side, Mt Keogan 2011-10. Found the trail again after a confusing section, Mt Keogan 2011-10.
At a fork took the trail on the right heading up, Mt Keogan 2011-10. Went to another area where the trail was hard to follow, Mt Keogan 2011-10. Found the trail again on the other side, Mt Keogan 2011-10.
Faint trail headed east, then south up a ridge, Mt Keogan 2011-10. Trail found on other side of ridge, links back to a fork not taken earlier(MK7B1), Mt Keogan 2011-10. Trail is found on the left at this point, Mt Keogan 2011-10.
Took the trail to the left (east) towards some flags, suspect the other branch
 heads towards a peak to the south,  Mt Keogan 2011-10. Climbing towards the SE, following intermittent flags, Mt Keogan 2011-10. Further up at a viewpoint, Mt Keogan 2011-10.
A flag marking the trail, Mt Keogan 2011-10. Climbing the final leg to a peak, Mt Keogan 2011-10. On a peak looking at a nearby peak to the south, Mt Keogan 2011-10.
Looking east across Vaseux Lake, Mt Keogan 2011-10. A path leading off the peak that may go to the peak to the south, Mt Keogan 2011-10. Looking west from the peak, Mt Keogan 2011-10.
Enlarged view looking SE towards McIntyre Canyon, Mt Keogan 2011-10. Heading back down, view of Mahoney Lake on the left, Mt Keogan 2011-10. Heading back down, view of WillowBrook, Mt Keogan 2011-10.
Back at the gate, Mahoney Lake in the background, Mt Keogan 2011-10.


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