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Location: San Bernardino County, about 8 miles north of Upland, 45 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
| Auto Club | Los Angeles and Vicinity |
| Forest Service | Angeles National Forest |
| USGS Topos | Cucamonga Peak 7½, Mt Baldy 7½ |
| Official HPS Maps |
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| | Viewable PDF file - Approximately 3.0 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) |
Nearby Peaks: Etiwanda Peak
ROUTE 2
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)
- Distance: 13 miles round trip
- Gain: 3200'
- Time: 7-8 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, strenuous
Original: Warren E. von Pertz, March 1968
DRIVING ROUTE 2
- Take I-10 east and I-15 north to Sierra Avenue. Turn left at the
bottom of the off-ramp.
- Go 1.6 miles to a dirt road on the left. Turn left. Note your
odometer and go as follows:
- At 1.0 mile, junction at a power line. Go straight.
- At 5.6 miles, fork with 1N36 (closed) on the left. Keep straight.
- At 7.7 miles, fork. Keep straight. (This is the turnoff for
San Sevaine.)
- At 9.5 miles, fork. Keep right. (This is the parking spot for
Buck
Point.)
- At 11.6 miles, fork. Turn right into the Joe Elliot Tree Memorial.
Park here.
The road may become too rough for 2WD vehicles past the
8.2 mile point.
HIKING ROUTE 2
- From the parking area (about 6000'), hike up the road which becomes a
trail.
- At the Wilderness boundary, the trail forks. Take the right fork.
- Continue to about 8300' where the trail reaches a saddle south of elevation
8386'. This is the turnoff for Etiwanda Peak.
- Continue on the trail another 1 3/4 miles to a trail fork with a
sign "Cucamonga
Peak". Take the left fork up to the summit.
NOTES
The road from Sierra Avenue is closed except in the fall season.
Contact the USFS (see below) for details.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Cucamonga Peak is in the Cucamonga Wilderness. A permit is required.
If you are starting from the Joe Elliot Tree Memorial, call ahead or
write to:
Lytle Creek Ranger Station
San Bernardino National Forest
Star Route 100
Fontana, CA 92336
(909) 382-2851