Printable Peak Guide

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Location: Riverside County, about 13 miles northeast of Indio, 130 miles from Los Angeles

Auto Club	Riverside County
Park Service	Joshua Tree National Park
USGS Topo	Rockhouse Canyon 7½
Official HPS Maps	TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO!
	Viewable JPG file - Approximately 1.3 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 the Park Road in the town of Joshua Tree with a sign "Joshua Tree National Park". Turn right. Pay fee at entrance station.
Drive 16 miles on this road to the intersection with the Keys View Road. Keep left.
Continue 5.3 miles on the Loop Road to the Geology Tour Road on the right (south). This dirt road also goes to Squaw Tank. Note your odometer and go as follows:
At 5.6 miles, fork. Go left (one way road) and cross a dry lake.
At 7.9 miles, fork. Go left (south) on Berdoo Canyon Road.
At 11.4 miles, fork. Go straight.
At 12.5 miles, the road crosses a wash just before the end of a ridge on the right. Park here. Parking is limited.

From the parking area (4270'), hike northwest up the wash 3/4 mile to a shallow saddle.
Turn right and follow the ridge northwest about a mile over one bump and up to a point just south of Bernard.
From here hike southwest along the ridge about a mile over one bump to the summit.