Printable Peak Guide

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Location: San Bernardino County, about 15 miles north-northeast of Banning, 103 miles from Los Angeles

Auto Club	Los Angeles and Vicinity, San Bernardino Mountain Area
Forest Service	San Bernardino National Forest, San Gorgonio Wilderness Map
USGS Topos	San Gorgonio Mountain 7½, Moonridge 7½
Official HPS Maps	TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO!
	Viewable PDF file - Approximately 10 megs
	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: Dragons Head, San Gorgonio Mountain,Dobbs Peak, Lake Peak, Grinnell Mountain, Ten Thousand Foot Ridge

(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)

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. High clearance may be needed from this point.
At 2.8 miles, Aspen Grove Trail 2E05 goes west. Alternate parking area. Continue on 1N05.
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.

From the parking area (8040'), hike trail 1W07 southwest about 1/2 mile to a junction with the Aspen Grove Trail.
Keep left on 1W07 and continue, passing Fish Creek Camp, 4 miles to Fish Creek Saddle at 9805'.
Follow the trail for a mile plus to Mine Shaft Saddle (9960'), where it joins the trail from Dry Lake (1E05). Turn left and follow the Sky High Trail (1E07). A sign indicates "San Gorgonio 3 1/2 miles".
The trail switchbacks up the eastern and southern flanks of San Gorgonio Mountain.
Past the top of the switchbacks, the trail heads west and the long hogback of Bighorn becomes clearly visible nearby on the your left (south).
Shortly the Tarn, a wide flat area almost free of vegetation, will also become visible as a depression between you and the peak. Descend south from the trail into the Tarn at a point near the western end of Bighorn's hogback. This is most easily done at around 11,100' where a gully (UTM 166727) has been swept relatively clear of brush.
Cross the center of the Tarn toward a minor saddle on the west end of the mountain.
Ascend a steep trail southeast to the top of the ridge and continue about 1/4 mile to the summit.