Location: San Bernardino County, about 2 miles north of Big Bear City, 110 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: Los Angeles and Vicinity, San Bernardino Mountain Area

Forest Service: San Bernardino National Forest

USGS Topo: Fawnskin 7½, Big Bear City 7½

HPS: Route(s), waypoints and explanation of usage

Distance: 3.4 miles round trip on road

Gain: 900'

Time: 2 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, easy

Original: Dick Akawie, November 1973

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• Drive east on I-10 to I-215.
• Drive north on I-215 to SR 210.
• Drive east on SR 210 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.
• Continue east on SR 38 for 6.5 miles to the junction of SR 38 and SR 18, north of Big Bear City. Continue east on SR 18.
• Continue 3.6 miles to a fork on the left with 3N16. Turn left. Note your odometer and go as follows:
• At 1.0 mile, county dump. Keep left (west) on 3N16.
• At 1.8 miles, the Doble Mine.
• At 2.4 miles, Jacoby Canyon Road 3N69 to the left (south). Park here. Parking is limited.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• From the parking area (7330'), hike south up 3N69 to the top of a ridge.
• Continue on the road as it runs along the ridge (west), then turns right (northwest) and starts definitely downhill.
• Leave the road and hike southeast along the rocky ridge about 500' to the summit.

NOTE

4WD vehicles can drive within 0.1 mile of the summit.