Mount Diablo is a mountain of the Diablo Range, in Contra Costa County of the eastern San Francisco Bay Area, in northern California. It is located south of Clayton and northeast of Danville.

Birds: woodland birds, warblers, hummingbirds.

Hiking Difficulty: 3

Directions:

• Take 680 north (if leaving from the store, take South Broadway north, turn right on Ygnacio Valley Rd.)
• Exit Ygnacio Valley Rd.; go approximately 7 miles
• Turn right on Clayton Valley Rd.; go approximately 1 mile
• Turn right on Mitchell Canyon; go 1.6 miles to parking lot
• Be prepared to pay $2.00 or more per car.

Hiking Difficulty codes:
1=Easy, very few hills to climb
2=Moderately Easy, some small hills to climb
3=Challenging, flat land ranging to gentle to some steep slopes
4=Difficult, some very steep hills to climb