Location: San Bernardino County, about 10 miles northeast of Yucaipa, 89 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

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

Forest Service: San Bernardino National Forest

USGS Topo: Forest Falls 7½, Big Bear Lake 7½

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

Nearby Peaks: San Bernardino Peak, Anderson Peak, Shields Peak

Distance: 16 miles round trip on trail

Gain: 5170'

Time: 8-9 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, very strenuous

Original: Warren E. von Pertz and Al Campbell, February 1973

DRIVING ROUTE 4

• Take I-10 east past San Bernardino to the Orange Street exit (SR 38).
• Go one block east, then go north (left) 0.5 mile to Lugonia Avenue. Turn right on SR 38 (east).
• Go 8.0 miles to the Mill Creek Ranger Station.
• Continue east on SR 38 about 5 miles to the Valley of the Falls Road on the right. Turn right.
• Drive 2.9 miles to a parking area on the left. Park here.

HIKING ROUTE 4

• From the parking area (5520'), hike up the Momyer Creek Trail (1E06) to its junction with the San Bernardino Peak Trail (1W07) in a saddle.
• Turn left and hike west another 1/2 mile, where the trail starts down just past a large rock outcropping on the south. This is the turnoff for San Bernardino Peak.
• Leave the trail on the left and hike up to the rock outcropping. This is the summit of San Bernardino East Peak.