Location: Riverside County, about 12 miles northeast of Borrego Springs, 182 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: Riverside County, San Diego County

USGS Topo: Rabbit Peak 7½, Fonts Point 7½

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

Nearby Peaks: Rabbit Peak #2, Rosa Point

Distance: 13.5 miles round trip on use trail and cross-country

Gain: 5100' total, 4900' out plus 200' on return

Time: 10 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, very strenuous

Navigation: Moderate

Leader Rating: "I", normal conditions

Original: Paul A. Lipsohn, November 1973

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• 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 (just past the 32 mile marker) and a dirt road on the left (south). Park in this area on either side of the road. There is a call box numbered S22-319 on the north side of the road. The road on the south of S22 is signed, "Thimble Trail". This is a good car camping spot.
• It is also possible to reach the trailhead by driving east on S22 from Christmas Circle in Borrego Springs for about 13.1 miles.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• From the parking area (980'), the route is evident. It is the ridge coming south down from Villager Peak.
• Hike north across the desert, just past the east end of "Lute" ridge (see topo map, Section 12), to the prominent ridge on the left (west) side of Rattlesnake Canyon.
• Go up the steady slope of the ridge over several false summits and up to the summit.
• On the descent, take care at 4400' not to follow the southeast ridge down into Rattlesnake Canyon. Continue on the south trending ridge.