Location: San Bernardino County, about 10 miles southeast of Hesperia, 97 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Nearby Peaks: Luna Mountain, Rattlesnake Mountain

Distance: 1 mile round trip cross-country

Gain: 700'

Time: 1 hour round trip

Rating: Class 1, easy

Navigation: Easy

Original: Dick Akawie and Al Campbell, September 1968

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• Drive east on I-10 and north on I-15 to the Hesperia turnoff.
• Go east on Main Street in Hesperia for 7.2 miles to the "Y" junction of Rock Springs Road (on the left) and Arrowhead Lake Road (the main road continuing on the right).
• Turn left (east) on Rock Springs Road. Note your odometer and go as follows:
• At 2.9 miles, a four-way stop at Kiowa Way. Continue straight as Rock Springs Road becomes Roundup Way.
• At 5.9 miles, pavement ends. Continue east.
• At 7.3 miles, intersection with the Bowen Ranch Road. Turn right (south).
• At 8.2 miles, fork. Keep left.
• At 9.4 miles, junction with Coxey Truck Trail (3N14), keep right. This is the turnoff for Rattlesnake Mountain. Note your odometer again and go as follows:
• At 1.5 miles, cattle guard. Continue.
• At 2.0 miles, a fork on the left just before a deep dip in the main road with a sign "Oak Spring" (also designated JF 3275). Turn left.
• At 2.8 miles, road on left. Continue straight.
• At 2.9 miles, fork. Turn right.
• At 3.1 miles, a turn-around. Park here.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• From the parking area (4600'), head south up the slope to the summit.