Location: Riverside County, about 13 miles northeast of Borrego Springs, 182 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: Riverside County, San Diego County

USGS Topo: Fonts Point 7½

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

Nearby Peaks: Villager Peak

Distance: 4.5 miles one way cross-country

Gain: 1700' gain and 2500' loss

Time: 5-6 hours one way

Rating: Class 1, very strenuous

Navigation: Moderate

Route Finding: Moderate

Leader Rating: "I", normal conditions

Route: Open desert terrain that is very steep and very slippery in places

Original: Byron Prinzmetal, January 2002

DRIVING ROUTE 2

• 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 2

• It is also possible to combine Villager Peak and Rosa Point as a loop trip using the saddle at the top of Rattlesnake Canyon to traverse from one to the other (see Route 2 on HPS map dated 1/17/2002 or later).