Location: Riverside County, about 8 miles west of Palm Springs, 112 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: Riverside County

Forest Service: San Bernardino National Forest

USGS Topo: San Jacinto Peak 7½

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

Nearby Peaks: Folly Peak, Cornell Peak, San Jacinto Peak, Marion Mountain

Distance: 10 miles round trip on trail

Gain: 2400'

Time: 5-6 hours round trip

Rating: Class 2, moderate

Original: John Backus, August 1982

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• Take I-10 east past Banning to the junction with SR 111.
• Take SR 111 southeast 8.5 miles to the Palm Springs Tramway Road. Turn right.
• Go up this road 3.7 miles to its end at the tramway terminal. Park where indicated by the signs in this area.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• Take the tram (fee required) to the upper station at 8560'.
• Go downstairs and exit the building. Follow the concrete sidewalk as it descends to the valley below.
• Continue straight ahead to a ranger station.
• Continue about 1/4 mile to a trail junction with a sign "Round Valley - 2".
• Keep right and continue to Round Valley Campground.
• Keep left here at a junction and continue up to Wellman Divide (9700').
• Turn right at this junction and continue up to a junction at a saddle just below the peak.
• Turn left and go south along the ridge across a small bump and down into a saddle.
• Continue south along the ridge keeping to the left and then up to the summit.