Location: San Bernardino County, about 5 miles west-northwest of Lake Arrowhead, 86 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Nearby Peaks: The Pinnacles

Distance: 2 miles round trip cross-country

Gain: 600'

Time: 1 1/2 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, class 2 summit, easy

Navigation: Moderate

Leader Rating: "I", normal conditions

Route: May be ducked

Original: Paul A. Lipsohn, December 1974

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• Drive east on I-10 to I-215.
• Drive north on I-215 to SR 210.
• Drive on SR 210 to SR 18 (Waterman Avenue) in San Bernardino. Exit the freeway and turn left (north).
• Drive north on SR 18 to Daley Canyon Road, found 5 1/2 miles past the Crestline SR 138 turnoff.
• Turn left (north) on Daley Canyon Road. Note your odometer and go as follows:
• At 0.5 mile, junction with SR 189. Turn left.
• At 0.8 mile, fork. Go right and then immediately left onto Grass Valley Road.
• At 2.8 miles, fork, with Grass Valley Road on the left. Turn left.
• At 5.3 miles, intersection with SR 173. Turn left.
• At 5.5 miles, intersection with Pilot Rock Road (2N33). Continuing straight on SR 173 leads to The Pinnacles. Turn left (west) on 2N33. Note your odometer and go as follows:
• At 0.4 mile, pavement ends.
• At 0.8 mile, fork. Passenger cars park here, adding 2 miles and 200' gain to the round trip. High clearance vehicles turn right and cross a stream.
• At 1.3 miles, water tank on the left.
• At 1.8 miles, fork. Park here.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• From the parking area, take the right fork (2N33) and hike about 100 meters to where a culvert (evident on close inspection) passes under the road. A duck might be visible in the gully to the right of the road.
• Follow a usually ducked route up the gully, heading generally north through boulders until west of bump 5398'.
• Ascend the sometimes brushy ridgeline northwest to the summit, which is the farthest north of the rocky outcrops.