Location: San Diego County, about 13 miles southeast of Julian, 158 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: San Diego County

Forest Service: Cleveland National Forest

USGS Topo: Monument Peak 7½

HPS: Route(s) using National Geographic Topo! software
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Nearby Peaks: Garnet Mountain, Monument Peak #1

Distance: 2.5 miles round trip on road and trail

Gain: 500'

Time: 2 1/2 hours 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, a paved road on the left with a sign "Kwaaymii Point". This is the turnoff for Garnet Mountain. Keep straight.
• At 9.9 miles (after mile marker 28) a parking area at a barricaded dirt road on the left. There is a small sign that says "to Garnet Peak". Park here.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• From the parking area (5380'), hike north up the dirt road for about 0.4 mile to a fork. Take the left fork.
• Stay on this path for about another 0.3 mile, crossing a jeep road (do not turn left onto the jeep road) and, in a few yards, cross the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) marked by a square post with the PCT insignia. Do not turn onto the PCT, continue straight.
• Continue up the trail that winds around the side of the mountain and then up to the summit.