Location: Riverside County, about 17 miles southwest of Twentynine Palms, 149 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: Riverside County

National Park Service: Joshua Tree National Park

USGS Topo: Keys View 7½

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

Distance: 2 miles round trip cross-country

Gain: 700'

Time: 1 1/2 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, easy

Original: Warren E. von Pertz and Paul A. Lipsohn, November 1968

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• Take I-10 east past Banning to the intersection with SR 62.
• Go north on SR 62 to the Park Road in the town of Joshua Tree with a sign "Joshua Tree National Park". Turn right.
• Drive 16 miles on this road to the intersection with the Keys View Road. Turn right.
• Continue 5.6 miles farther to the Keys View parking lot at the end of the road. Park here.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• From the parking area (5185'), hike up the ridge to the north, following a faint use trail to the first bump.
• As you ascend, two other high points are visible to the west. The summit is behind the farthest of these. From the first summit, go west down into a saddle and, keeping to the right, go up past the rocky prominence on the second bump.
• Continue up over the third summit and on to the main summit.