Location: San Bernardino County, about 14 miles north-northeast of Banning, 103 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Nearby Peaks: Grinnell Mountain, Ten Thousand Foot Ridge

Distance: 10 miles round trip on trail and cross-country

Gain: 2180'

Time: 5-6 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, moderate

Original: Warren E. von Pertz and Al Campbell, February 1973

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• Take I-10 east past San Bernardino to the Orange Street exit (SR 38).
• Go one block east, then go north (left) 0.5 mile to Lugonia Avenue. Turn right on SR 38 (east).
• Continue east on SR 38 about 33 miles to 1N02, the road to Heart Bar Campground, on the right. Turn right. Note your odometer and go as follows:
• At 1.2 miles, fork. Go right on 1N05.
• At 2.8 miles, Aspen Grove Trail 2E05 goes west.
• At 6.9 miles, fork. Go right.
• At 7.2 miles, fork. The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) crosses the road here. Go right.
• At 7.6 miles, fork. Go right.
• At 7.7 miles, Fish Creek Trailhead (1W07). Park here.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• From the parking area (8040'), hike 1W07 southwest about 1/2 mile to a junction with the Aspen Grove Trail.
• Keep left on 1W07 and continue 4 miles to Fish Creek Saddle at 9805'.
• Hike south up to the top of the ridge at 10,080'.
• Turn right and go southwest along the ridge to the rocky summit.