Location: San Bernardino County, about 12 miles north of Banning, 90 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

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

Forest Service: San Bernardino National Forest

USGS Topo: San Gorgonio Mountain 7½, Moonridge 7½

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

Nearby Peaks: Charlton Peak, Jepson Peak, San Gorgonio Mountain

Distance: 17 miles round trip on trail and cross-country

Gain: 5200' total, 4400' out plus 800' on return

Time: 7-8 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, strenuous

Original: Warren E. von Pertz, September 1968

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• 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 4.25 miles to the Big Falls parking area at the end of the road. Park here.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• From the parking area (6080'), hike past the locked gate on the initially paved road east for 1/2 mile to where the trail descends into the wash.
• Cross the wash and pick up the trail again on the north side. Hike up the trail to where it intersects the San Bernardino Peak Trail (1W07) at 11,240'.
• Turn left and hike about 1 mile to where the trail crosses a ridge at about 10,880'.
• Leave the trail and hike southeast down the ridge to a saddle.
• Turn right and hike west about 3/4 mile to the summit.