Location: San Diego County, about 13 miles south of Julian, 160 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

Distance: 8 miles round trip on road and trail

Gain: 1000'

Time: 3-4 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, easy

Navigation: Easy

Original: Warren E. von Pertz, January 1968

DRIVING ROUTE 2

(Northern approach)

• 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 2.7 miles to the entrance to Paso Picacho Park on the right.
• Continue 5.6 miles further (mile marker 4) to a gated dirt road on the left side. Park on the left just before this road.

(Southern approach)

• The drive is longer, but generally quicker by taking SR 79 north from I-8 via San Diego.

HIKING ROUTE 2

• From the parking area (4020'), pass the gate and hike up the road, passing the trail mentioned in Route 1, about 2 1/2 miles to a saddle where there is a junction at 4870' with a post reading "Oakzanita Peak 1.2".
• Turn right (west) and continue about 1/4 mile where you keep right at a fork.
• Follow the road about 1/2 mile farther down into a shallow valley. The peak is visible off to the right.
• Continue on the road to where it ends on the ridge coming down south from the peak.
• Turn right and follow a use trail up to the summit.