Location: San Bernardino County, about 4 miles east of Running Springs, 87 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

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

Forest Service: San Bernardino National Forest

USGS Topo: Keller Peak 7½

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

Nearby Peaks: Mill Peak, Keller Peak (LO)

Distance: 1 1/2 miles round trip cross-country and on road

Gain: 460'

Time: 1 hour round trip

Rating: Class 1, easy

Original: Charlie Knapke, September 1991

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• Drive east on I-10 to I-215.
• Go north on I-215 to SR 210.
• Go east on SR 210 to SR 330.
• Go north on SR 330 to Running Springs. Continue towards Big Bear on SR 18.
• Go 1.0 miles to the paved Keller Peak Road, 1N96, on the right (south). Turn right. Note your odometer and go as follows:
• At 0.5 mile, fork with dirt road to the right. This is the turnoff for Mill Peak. Keep left.
• At 4.0 miles, fork. Go right.
• At 4.2 miles, the road passes through a gully. Park here. Parking is limited.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• From the parking area (7380'), hike east up the gully to the top of the ridge.
• Turn left and hike northeast up the ridge to a fence.
• Pass under the fence and continue to a road.
• Turn right on the road and follow it through two switchbacks up to the summit. The register is in the rockpile behind the ski lift tower.