Printable Peak Guide

USE AT YOUR OWN RISK

23I

Chaparrosa Peak

5541'

Location: San Bernardino County, about 7 miles west-northwest of Yucca Valley, 128 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club	Los Angeles and Vicinity
USGS Topo	Rimrock 7½
Official HPS Maps	TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO!
	Viewable PDF file - Approximately 810K
	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)

ROUTE 1

Distance: 6.6 miles round trip on trail
Gain: 1200'
Time: 3 hours round trip
Rating: Class 1, easy
Original: Bill T. Russell, June 1989

DRIVING ROUTE 1

Drive east on I-10 past Banning to SR 62.
Go north on SR 62 to Pioneertown Road in Yucca Valley. Turn left.
Go north on Pioneertown Road 7.3 miles to Pipes Canyon Road. Turn left (west).
Go 0.6 mile to a fork. Go right.
Continue 0.3 mile farther to a parking area at 51010 Pipes Canyon Road ("The Pipes", UTM 421811). Park here.

HIKING ROUTE 1

From the parking area (4460'), hike south along an oxidized (rusted) steel fence to an opening to the Chaparrosa Peak Trail, and a sign-in register.
Sign in here and follow the well marked trail to the summit, approximately 3.3 miles.