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See the Retired Peak Guides in the Archives for Microsoft Word and other versions of this peak guide.
Location: San Bernardino County, about 7 miles north of Fontana, 70 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
Auto Club | Los Angeles and Vicinity |
Forest Service | San Bernardino National Forest |
USGS Topo | Cucamonga Peak 7½ |
Official HPS Maps |
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Nearby Peaks: San Sevaine Lookout
Printable version of this route
ROUTE 1
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)
- Distance: 1.5 miles round trip on road and use trail
- Gain: 400'
- Time: 1 hour round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy
- Navigation: Easy
Original: Warren E. von Pertz, 1974
DRIVING ROUTE 1
- Take I-10 east and I-15 north to Sierra Avenue. Exit I-15 and turn
left at the bottom of the off-ramp onto Sierra Avenue.
- Go 1.6 miles to a dirt road (1N34) 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 Lookout.)
- At 9.8 miles, barbed wire barricade on left blocking
overgrown road. Park here.
Note: High clearance 4WD vehicles may be required past 8.2 miles.
The road is too rough and steep for 2WD vehicles past this point.
There is also a problem with brush damaging vehicles' finish. It may be
easier to leave vehicles at the San Sevaine Lookout
trailhead (5550') and hike the road toward the Buck Point. This will
add 4
miles round trip and 500' of gain.
HIKING ROUTE 1
- From the parking area (6050'), go around the barbed wire barricade on
the left and hike up an overgrown road to a saddle.
- Turn right at the
saddle, leave the road, and hike along a use trail through high brush to
the flat summit area.
- The register is in a small rock cairn off to the
left (south).
NOTE
As of 11/16, route is severely overgrown and virtually impassable.
Printable version of this route
ROUTE 2
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)
- Distance: 1.4 miles round trip on road and use trail
- Gain: 400'
- Time: 1 1/2 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy
Original: Peter Doggett, December 2010
DRIVING ROUTE 2
HIKING ROUTE 2
- From the parking area (6050'), continue along the road for 0.3 mile until reaching a use trail on the left
ascending a shallow gully.
- Scramble up steep loose dirt for about 100 yards. Before reaching a large round boulder on the top of the ridge,
traverse right and up to the peak on use trail.
ALTERNATE ROUTES
1N34 is sometimes open from Cucamonga Canyon. This is a
long 4WD road and can be very rough and sometimes impassable.
It is also possible to hike up the roadbed for old 1N36
from the southeast. This route is the shortest one if you want to hike in
from Sierra Avenue.
The peak has also been climbed from the south via a firebreak from the
end of Etiwanda Avenue.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
High clearance 4WD vehicles are recommended for driving the dirt road
approach. The road from Sierra Avenue to San Sevaine is opened to the
public only for the period from Labor Day to the first major storm of
the season. Contact the Lytle Creek Ranger Station at (909) 382-2851 for
details.
NOTES
Buck Point is officially a hunter's spot on the road, 0.2 mile to the
north of the peak. The name "Buck Point" for peak 6433' was
adopted by the HPS when it was added to the List in 1962.
Please report any corrections or changes to the
Mountain Records Chair.
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