Location: San Bernardino County, about 11 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, A Guide to the San Gorgonio Wilderness

USGS Topo: Big Bear Lake 7½, Forest Falls 7½

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

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

Distance: 16 miles round trip on trail and cross-country

Gain: 5400'

Time: 9-10 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, very strenuous

Navigation: Easy

Original: Joe Young, July 2001

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 miles to the Mill Creek Ranger Station, a standard rendezvous spot.
• Continue east on SR 38 about 5 miles to the Valley of the Falls Road on the right.
• Turn right. Drive 2 3/4 miles to a large parking area on the left with a sign showing the start of the Momyer Trail. Park here.

HIKING ROUTE 4

• From the trailhead (5500'), follow the trail northward and cross Mill Creek. Pick up the trail on the north side of the creek.
• In 2 1/2 miles encounter a fork. The right fork goes to Alger Creek Trail Camp and Dollar Lake Saddle.
• Turn left. Proceed up the steep, mostly shadeless trail for another 4 1/2 miles to the top of the ridge at the San Bernardino Peak Divide Trail (1W07) (10,400').
• Turn right and continue east on trail 1W07 about 1 mile to where the trail begins to descend the left side of the ridge.
• Leave the trail on the right and follow the very rocky ridge east a short distance to the summit. Any path through the talus slope can be taken to reach the summit.