Location: San Diego County, about 12 miles southeast of Julian, 155 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: San Diego County

Forest Service: Cleveland National Forest

USGS Topo: Monument Peak 7½

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

Nearby Peaks: Garnet Peak, Monument Peak #1

Distance: 0.6 mile round trip on road and cross-country

Gain: 200'

Time: 1/2 hour round trip

Rating: Class 1, easy

Navigation: Easy

Original: Warren E. von Pertz, March 1968

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• 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 6 miles to the junction with Sunrise Highway (S1) on the left. Turn left. Note your odometer and go as follows:
• At 7.4 miles (after mile marker 30.4), a paved road on the left with a sign "Kwaaymii Point". Turn left.
• Drive 0.3 mile on this road to its end. Park here.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• From the parking area (5480'), walk about 100' back up the paved road to a gated dirt road on the north side.
• Cross the gate and hike north up this road.
• Keep left at a fork and continue up to the high point of the road.
• Leave the road here on the left and walk up through light brush to the summit.