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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 4 miles east of Running Springs, 87 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
Auto Club | Los Angeles and Vicinity, San Bernardino Mountain Area |
Forest Service | San Bernardino National Forest |
USGS Topo | Keller Peak 7½ |
Official HPS Maps |
TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO! |
| Viewable JPG file - Approximately 825K |
| 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: Mill Peak, Keller Peak (LO)
Printable version of this route
ROUTE 1
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)
- Distance: 1 1/2 miles round trip cross-country and on road
- Gain: 460'
- Time: 1 hour round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy
Original: Charlie Knapke, September 1991
DRIVING ROUTE 1
- Drive east on I-10 to I-215.
- Go north on I-215 to SR 210.
- Go east on SR 210 to SR 330.
- Go north on SR 330 to Running Springs. Continue towards Big Bear on SR 18.
- Go 1.0 miles to the paved Keller Peak Road, 1N96, on the right
(south). Turn right. Note your odometer and go as follows:
- At 0.5 mile, fork with dirt road to the right. This is the turnoff
for Mill Peak. Keep left.
- At 4.0 miles, fork. Go right.
- At 4.2 miles, the road passes through a gully. Park here. Parking is
limited.
HIKING ROUTE 1
- From the parking area (7380'), hike east up the gully to the top of the
ridge.
- Turn left and hike northeast up the ridge to a fence.
- Pass under
the fence and continue to a road.
- Turn right on the road and follow it
through two switchbacks up to the summit. The register is in the rockpile
behind the ski lift tower.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
It is suggested the peak not be climbed during ski season, since it is
at the top of one of the Snow Summit ski runs.
Please report any corrections or changes to the
Mountain Records Chair.
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