Location: Riverside County, about 10 miles southeast of Banning, 105 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: Riverside County, San Jacinto Mountain Area

Forest Service: San Bernardino National Forest

USGS Topo: Lake Fulmor 7½

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

Nearby Peaks: Castle Rocks

Distance: 8 miles round trip on trail and road

Gain: 2700'

Time: 5 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, moderate

Navigation: Easy

Leader Rating: "O", normal conditions

Original: Al Campbell, October 1972

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• Drive I-10 to Banning. Exit at 8th Street (SR 243). Note your odometer and go as follows:
• At 0.2 mile, turn left.
• At 0.7 mile, turn right on San Gorgonio Avenue.
• At 1.4 miles, keep left on SR 243.
• At 11.8 miles, pass the Vista Grande Ranger Station.
• At 12.8 miles, fork on the left and a sign "Black Mountain Trail". Turn left on Black Mountain Trail.
• Drive 100 yards to the end of the road and park here.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• From the parking area (5120'), hike up Black Mountain Trail (2E35) for 3 1/2 miles to the Black Mountain Lookout Road near the summit.
• Turn right on this road to the summit. It is possible to shortcut this road by turning right just before reaching the road, then following a use trail to near the top of the Lookout Road.