Printable Peak Guide

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Location: San Bernardino County, about 10 miles north of Banning, 80 miles from Los Angeles

Auto Club	Los Angeles and Vicinity, San Bernardino Mountain Area
Forest Service	San Bernardino National Forest
USGS Topos	San Gorgonio Mountain 7½
Official HPS Maps	TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO!
	Viewable JPG file - Approximately 544K
	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)

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).
Go 8.0 miles to the Mill Creek Ranger Station.
Continue east on SR 38 about 5 miles to the Valley of the Falls Road on the right. Turn right.
Drive 4.25 miles to the Big Falls parking area at the end of the road. Park here.

From the parking lot (6080'), hike past the locked gate on the initially paved road east for ½ mile to where the trail descends into the wash.
Cross the wash and pick up the trail again on the north side.
Continue up the Vivian Creek Trail 5.6 miles to High Camp.
From High Camp, continue 1.3 miles to the bottom of the last switchback at 9780’ before the ridge that includes bump 10,131, without continuing to 10,131'.
Proceed south over the ridge to descend the steep SSE ridge toward the Mill Creek Jumpoff, which will now be in view.
Traverse the jumpoff, staying below its top to the east to avoid brush.
Continue south up the ridge to the peak, following a faint use trail, which finally bears around to the right to a saddle. Turn left and go up to the summit. A peak to the west is higher but is not the official summit.