** Use at Your Own Risk **
21B |
Butler Peak (LO) |
8535' |
Location: San Bernardino County, about 4 miles west-southwest of Fawnskin, 105 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
- Auto Club: Los Angeles and Vicinity, San Bernardino Mountain Area
- Forest Service: San Bernardino National Forest
- USGS Topo: Butler Peak 7½
- HPS: Route(s), waypoints and explanation of usage
ROUTE 1
(USFS Adventure Pass required)- Distance: None
- Gain: None
- Time: None
- Rating: Drive-up
- Navigation: None
Original: Warren E. von Pertz
DRIVING ROUTE 1
- Drive east on I-10 to SR 210.
- Drive north on SR 210 (signed "West") to SR 330.
- Drive north on SR 330 to SR 18 at the town of Running Springs.
- Drive east on SR 18 to the dam at Big Bear Lake. Turn left on SR 38.
- Drive on SR 38 to Fawnskin. Turn left (northwest) on 3N14.
- Note your odometer and go as follows:
- At 1.3 miles, fork with 2N13 to the left and 3N14 to the right. Go left.
- At 2.4 miles, fork to the left. This is the turnoff for Grays Peak. Keep right.
- At 3.9 miles, fork. This is the turnoff for Crafts Peak. Turn left on 2N13C.
- At 4.1 miles, fork. Go right.
- At 6.7 miles, a parking lot at a fire lookout. Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 1
- From the parking lot, climb up to the lookout.
ALTERNATE ROUTES
The ridge from Crafts Peak is very brushy, making it much more difficult than it looks. However, it can be done on snowshoes rather easily if there are three or more feet of snow.
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Hundred Peaks Section, Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club
Published 31-August-2008
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