** Use at Your Own Risk **
31G |
Combs Peak |
6193' |
Location: San Diego County, about 8 miles north of Warner Springs, 127 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
- Auto Club: Riverside County, San Diego County
- Forest Service: Cleveland National Forest
- USGS Topo: Bucksnort Mtn 7½, Hot Springs Mtn 7½
- HPS: Route(s), waypoints and explanation of usage
ROUTE 1
- Distance: 5 miles round trip on trail and use trail
- Gain: 1200'
- Time: 3 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, moderate
- Navigation: Easy
- Leader Rating: "I", normal conditions
Original: Cliff Black
DRIVING ROUTE 1
- Take I-15 south to Temecula.
- Take the second off-ramp for SR 79, signed "79 South / Indio". Turn left (east) on SR 79.
- Pass through Aguanga in 18 miles; continue 5 more miles to Oak Grove Campground and Ranger Station, then another 3 miles to the Chihuahua Valley Road on the left (paved). Turn left. Note your odometer and go as follows:
- At 6.4 miles, the paved road turns sharp right. There is a wide gate straight ahead, and a dirt road somewhat to the right of it. Turn onto this dirt road (east).
- At 8.0 miles, gate. This gate is sometimes locked. If it is locked, park here. This adds 7 miles round trip.
- At 11.4 miles, the road reaches a saddle. The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) crosses the road here and there is a sign "State Park Property". Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 1
- From the parking area (5050', UTM 378935), hike north 2 miles on the PCT to a saddle (5600') just east-northeast of Combs Peak.
- From here, follow a ducked use trail west up to the summit.
NOTES
The ridge to the west of the PCT is called Bucksnort Mountain. Combs Peak is its high point.
The Combs Peak area is typical San Diego County chaparral country, with manzanita, scrub oak, buckthorn, red shanks and chamise densely clothing the mountain slopes.
The peak is located within Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. The state charges a fee for driving on dirt roads within the park.
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Hundred Peaks Section, Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club
Published 7-December-2005
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