USE AT YOUR OWN RISK
Location: On the Riverside-Orange County line, about 12 miles south of Corona, 61 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
- Auto Club: Los Angeles and Vicinity, Orange County
- Forest Service: Cleveland National Forest
- USGS Topo: Santiago Peak 7½
- HPS:
Route(s),
waypoints and
explanation of usage
Nearby Peaks: Modjeska Peak
ROUTE 3
(USFS Adventure Pass required)
- Distance: None
- Gain: None
- Time: None
- Rating: Drive-up
Original: Warren E. von Pertz, March 1969
DRIVING ROUTE 3
- From the intersection of SR 55 (Costa Mesa Freeway) and Katella Avenue
in the City of Orange, go east on Katella and then southeast on Santiago
Canyon Road (S18) to Silverado Canyon Road. Turn left.
- Drive east 5.7 miles to the end of pavement at a Forest Service gate.
If the gate is open, pass through the gate, note your odometer, and go
as follows:
- At 6.5 miles, fork. Go right.
- At 7.4 miles, fork. Go left.
- At 7.5 miles, fork. Go right.
- At 9.1 miles, fork on the left. This is the turnoff for
Modjeska Peak. Keep straight.
- At 12.0 miles, locked gate outside a radio installation. Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 3
- Hike past the gate for 0.1 mile to the summit, which is on the left of
the site of a torn-down lookout tower.