Location: San Diego County, about 8 miles south of Julian, 150 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: San Diego County

Forest Service: Cleveland National Forest

USGS Topo: Cuyamaca Peak 7½

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

Nearby Peaks: Cuyamaca Peak, Stonewall Peak, Oakzanita Peak

Distance: 5 miles round trip on road and cross-country

Gain: 1200'

Time: 3 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, easy

Original: Warren E. von Pertz, January 1968

DRIVING ROUTE 2

• Take I-5 south to SR 78 in San Diego County.
• Go east on SR 78 through Escondido to the junction with SR 79 just past the town of Julian. Turn right (south) on SR 79.
• Go south on SR 79 for 9 miles to the Cuyamaca Dam.
• Continue 1.1 miles to a road on the right side (west) with a sign "Camp Hual-Cu-Cuish". Park on the left (east) side of the highway.

HIKING ROUTE 2

• From the parking area (4600'), cross the highway and hike west up the dirt road to a fork.
• Keep right at this fork and pass a gate and continue on to another fork with a barrier on the right fork.
• Turn right and follow this road to another fork at 5640'.
• Turn right and go about 300 yards to the high point on the road.
• Leave the road here on the left and hike cross-country up through trees to the summit.