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27C

Black Mountain #1 (LO)

7772'

Location: Riverside County, about 10 miles southeast of Banning, 105 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club	Riverside County, San Jacinto Mountain Area
Forest Service	San Bernardino National Forest
USGS Topo	Lake Fulmor 7½
Official HPS Maps	TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO!
	Viewable JPG file - Approximately 960K
	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: Castle Rocks

ROUTE 1

(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)

Distance: 8 miles round trip on trail and road
Gain: 2700'
Time: 5 hours round trip
Rating: Class 1, moderate
Navigation: Easy
Leader Rating: "O", normal conditions
Original: Al Campbell, October 1972

DRIVING ROUTE 1

Drive I-10 to Banning. Exit at 8th Street (SR 243). Note your odometer and go as follows:
At 0.2 mile, turn left.
At 0.7 mile, turn right on San Gorgonio Avenue.
At 1.4 miles, keep left on SR 243.
At 11.8 miles, pass the Vista Grande Ranger Station.
At 12.8 miles, fork on the left and a sign "Black Mountain Trail". Turn left on Black Mountain Trail.
Drive 100 yards to the end of the road and park here.

HIKING ROUTE 1

From the parking area (5120'), hike up Black Mountain Trail (2E35) for 3 1/2 miles to the Black Mountain Lookout Road near the summit.
Turn right on this road to the summit. It is possible to shortcut this road by turning right just before reaching the road, then following a use trail to near the top of the Lookout Road.