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** Use at Your Own Risk **
32A |
Granite Mountain #2 |
5633' |
Location: San Diego County, about 7 miles east-southeast of Julian, 158 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
| Auto Club | San Diego County |
| Forest Service | Cleveland National Forest |
| USGS Topo | Earthquake Valley 7½ |
| Official HPS Maps | TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO! |
| Viewable PDF file - Approximately 2.8 megs | |
| GPX file or Google Earth KML file to download to GPS units and other map software (How to use GPX and KML files) | |
| Routes as shown on CalTopo using the above files (How to use CalTopo) |
ROUTE 1
- Distance: 8 miles round trip cross-country
- Gain: 3000'
- Time: 7-8 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, strenuous
Original: Warren E. von Pertz, August 1967
DRIVING ROUTE 1
- Take I-15 south to Temecula.
- Go southeast on SR 79 to Warner Springs.
- Continue 3 miles on SR 79 to the intersection with S2 on the left. Turn left.
- Go southeast on S2 about 17 miles to SR 78 (Scissors Crossing).
- Jog 1/3 mile west on SR 78 (right) and continue on S2 for
9.8 miles to Vallecito Wash on the right (west). Here there is a sign "Oriflamme
Canyon". Turn right.
Note:The condition of the road up Oriflamme varies from year to year. Drive as far as seems appropriate to your vehicle before parking. - Go 1/4 mile to a fork. Go right.
- Go 1.8 miles to another fork. Go right.
- Go 1/4 mile to where a jeep track appears to the right (north). Park near here. 4WD vehicles can go slightly farther.
HIKING ROUTE 1
- From the parking area (2600'), hike up the jeep road to abandoned mine workings at 3500'.
- Continue northeast to the top of a ridge that comes southeast down from the peak.
- Ascend this ridge to the summit ridge.
- Turn right and follow the summit ridge northeast over an intermediate bump to the summit.
ROUTE 2
ROUTE 3
- Distance: 6.5 miles round trip cross-country
- Gain: 3200'
- Time: 7-8 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 2, strenuous
DRIVING ROUTE 3
- Take I-15 south to Temecula.
- Go southeast on SR 79 to Warner Springs.
- Continue 3 miles on SR 79 to the intersection with S2 on the left. Turn left.
- Go southeast on S2 about 17 miles to SR 78 (Scissors Crossing).
- Jog 1/3 mile west on SR 78 (right) and continue on S2 for 4.5 miles, to mile marker 21.5.
- Turn right (west) onto a dirt road, and drive 1.1 miles to its end. Park.
HIKING ROUTE 3
- From the parking area, descend into the wash just to the north, and follow it west.
- After 0.2 miles, the wash forks. Take the left (major) fork.
- After 0.9 miles, the wash splits into three forks. Take the right fork.
- Go a short distance, then veer left to climb the ridge between the middle and north-most forks.
- Continue up the ridge, veering a bit left to a shallow saddle south of 4624'. When you reach this point, you'll have intersected a major ridge running SE-NW.
- Turn right (northwest then west) and continue up this sometimes bouldery ridge, through a few minor saddles, to the summit.
History of Summit Signature
Climbing Archives
Please report any corrections or changes to the Mountain Records Chair.