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** Use at Your Own Risk **
26A |
Eureka Peak |
5518' |
Location: Riverside County, about 8 ½ miles southeast of Yucca Valley, 140 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
| Auto Club | Riverside County |
| Park Service | Joshua Tree National Park |
| USGS Topo | Joshua Tree South 7½ |
| Official HPS Maps | TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO! |
| Viewable JPG file - Approximately 1.1 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: Warren Point
ROUTE 1
- Distance: 10 ½ miles round trip on trail
- Gain: 1700'
- Time: 5 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy
- Navigation: Easy
- Leader Rating: "O", normal conditions
Original: Mat Kelliher, December 2016
DRIVING ROUTE 1
- Take I-10 east past Banning to the intersection with SR 62.
- Go north on SR 62 to Joshua Lane in Yucca Valley. This is also the intersection with SR 247, Old Woman Springs Road.
- Turn right on Joshua Lane.
- Drive south, then east, then south again on Joshua Lane for 5.3 miles to Black Rock Campground. Park at the Visitor Center.
HIKING ROUTE 1
- From the west end of the Visitor Center (4160'), hike south on the narrow paved road to the backcountry registration board located near the NE entrance to the campground.
- Drop down into the wash and go south about 0.1 mile to the signed California Hiking and Riding Trail (CHRT). Turn left (east) onto the CHRT.
- At 1.5 miles, fork with the Fault Trail. Turn right (south) onto the Fault Trail.
- At 1.95 miles, merge onto the Eureka Peak Trail and continue south.
- Continue on the Eureka Peak Trail for about 2.7 miles to a prominent saddle. Remain on the trail for another 0.1 mile and descend from the saddle about 40 feet and then ascend 100 feet to the saddle just below the summit.
- Turn right (east) to ascend 0.1 mile (125' gain) on well-established use trail to the summit.
ROUTE 2
- Distance: ¼ mile round trip
- Gain: 60'
- Time: 5 minutes one way
- Rating: Class 1, easy
- Navigation: Easy
- Leader Rating: "O", normal conditions
Original: Mat Kelliher, December 2016
DRIVING ROUTE 2
- Take I-10 east past Banning to the intersection with SR 62.
- Go north on SR 62 to La Contenta Road in Yucca Valley.
- Turn right (south) on La Contenta Road and go 2.9 miles to Covington Flats Road (after crossing Yucca Trail, the paved road becomes dirt).
- Turn left (southeast) on Covington Flat Rd.; after 3.0 miles the road bears right and becomes Lower Covington Flat Rd. Continue on Lower Covington Flat Rd. another 2.9 miles to Covington Flats Crossover Rd.
- Turn right (southwest) on Covington Flat Crossover Rd. and go 1.8 miles to Eureka Peak Rd.
- Turn right (northwest) on Eureka Peak Rd and go 1.3 miles to its end. Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 2
- From the parking area, hike north and northwest on road and use trail to the summit.
NOTES
The high point of the range is located about ¼ east of the named summit at a bearing of 100 degrees. To get there, descend south from the named summit and join the dirt road, following it south for a few hundred feet, before leaving it to travel cross country for about 0.2 mile, first by descending about 60 feet and then ascending about 120 feet to the high point.
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