Location: Riverside County, about 20 miles south of Indio, 150 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: Riverside County, San Diego County

USGS Topo: Rabbit Peak 7½, Fonts Point 7½, Clark Lake NE 7½

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

Nearby Peaks: Villager Peak

Access to Rabbit Peak from the Salton Sea side is subject to a voluntary seasonal closure to protect bighorn sheep habitat, except for the months of October, November, and December. This seasonal closure may become permanent at some time in the future

Distance: 14 miles round trip cross-country

Gain: 6200'

Time: 12 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, very strenuous

Navigation: Moderate

Leader Rating: "I", normal conditions

Original: Brent Washburne, April 1989

DRIVING ROUTE 3

• Drive east on I-10 to the 86S expressway in Indio.
• Drive south toward El Centro on SR 86S Expressway for about 35.5 miles to Salton City.
• Turn west on the Borrego-Salton Seaway (S22).
• Continue 14.8 miles to a parking area on the right and a dirt road on the left. This is the parking area for Villager Peak and Rosa Point.
• Continue west 7.2 miles on S22 to a to a dirt road on the right (north). This is 1/2 mile east of the Peg Leg Smith historical marker.
• Drive northeast across Clark Dry Lake to the vicinity of Clark Well (dry), where the road is blocked by sand dunes. Park here.

HIKING ROUTE 3

• From the parking area, hike north-northeast across the desert about 3 miles towards a ridge west of a canyon coming from the direction of the peak.
• Climb this ridge, passing elevation 2719' on the east. The ridge swings northeast to the head of the canyon.
• Descend a little to a saddle at 3300', and then climb steeply 2000' east-northeast up a ridge to the main ridge at 5800'.
• Then turn north to climb the south ridge of Rabbit Peak.

NOTES

This route is open year round.