Printable Peak Guide

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Location: San Bernardino County, about 9 miles east of Big Bear City, 118 miles from Los Angeles

Auto Club	Los Angeles and Vicinity, San Bernardino Mountain Area
Forest Service	San Bernardino National Forest
USGS Topos	Rattlesnake Canyon 7½, Big Bear City 7½, Onyx Peak 7½
Official HPS Maps	TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO!
	Viewable JPG file - Approximately 710K
	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)

(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)

From Big Bear City, drive northeast on SR 18 about 6 miles, 0.3 mile past the 61.00 mile marker, to Forest Service 3N03 (dirt) on the right, signed "Cactus Flats". Turn right. High clearance recommended on for all dirt roads in this area. Note your odometer and go as follows:
At 1.3 miles, fork with 3N07Y to the right. Keep straight.
At 3.3 miles and 3.6 miles, forks on the left to Smarts Ranch. Keep straight.
At 5.0 miles, you cross Arrastre Creek.
At 5.1 miles, fork. Go left.
At 5.2 miles, fork. This is the turnoff for Granite Peaks. Keep straight.
At 7.4 miles, fork in a saddle with 2N02 on the right. Keep straight.
At 7.7 miles, fork with 2N90 on the left. Keep straight.
At 8.8 miles, fork to the left. Park here.

From the parking area (6870'), hike north to the saddle between hills 7462' and 7393', going around the east side of 7462', then north to a saddle and across a road.
Continue north up a ridge to the summit.