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: 16 miles round trip on trail

Gain: 4500'

Time: 9-10 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, strenuous

DRIVING ROUTE 2

• From the Chevron Station in Idyllwild, go northeast on North Circle Drive for 0.8 mile to South Circle Drive. Turn right.
• Go 0.1 mile to Fern Valley Road. Turn left.
• Go 1.8 miles to the loop at the end of the road in Humber Park. Park here.

HIKING ROUTE 2

• From Humber Park (6480'), hike up the Devils Slide Trail to Saddle Junction at 8080'. This is a multiple trail junction.
• Take the far left trail and continue up to Wellman Divide.
• Turn left 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.