Printable Peak Guide

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Location: Riverside County, about 10 miles southeast of the town of Joshua Tree, 143 miles from Los Angeles

Auto Club	Riverside County
Park Service	Joshua Tree National Park
USGS Topos	Indian Cove 7½, Keys View 7½, Joshua Tree South 7½, East Deception Canyon 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)

(National Park Service Entrance Fee)

Take I-10 east past Banning to the intersection with SR 62.
Go north on SR 62 to Park Boulevard in the town of Joshua Tree with a sign "Joshua Tree National Park". Turn right.
Drive 10.9 miles on this road to the Quail Springs Picnic Area on the right. Park here.

From the parking area (3979'), hike across the desert floor to a prominent wash directly southwest.
Ascend the wash. At its head, turn south for 0.5 mile to reach a broad saddle at 4240'+.
Descend southwest from the saddle into Johnny Lang Canyon, reaching the canyon bottom at about 4150'.
From here, leave the canyon and hike south up the slope passing bump 5041' on its west side.
Continue down into saddle 4900' (UTM 720635).
Go west up the ridge, staying to the right of the rock outcroppings.
Contour left to the saddle south of bump 5405'.
Then hike southwest along the right side of the ridge to saddle 5160'+ due east of the peak.
Continue southwest until you intersect the ridge coming east-southeast down from the summit.
Climb this ridge to the peak. The summit is at the north end of the ridge near the bench mark.